Key dates for new average speed cameras as drivers face fines on busy routes

Council bosses have confirmed more speed cameras will be coming to main city roads

05:30, 15 Jul 2025

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A raft of a new routes have been confirmed for average speed cameras in Birmingham [1].

More main roads will be fitted with cameras in a bid to tackle speeding, serving as a warning to drivers.

City council bosses have confirmed the expansion of average speed cameras in the city, adding to those already running on a number of main routes.

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The new routes announced are:

A45 Coventry Road (extension of existing operation from Berkeley Road to Bordesley Middleway)
A47 Nechells/Fort Parkway (A4040 ring road to A452 Chester Road)
B4121 West Boulevard (Selcroft Avenue to California Way)
A34 Walsall Road (Wellington Road to Newton Road/City Boundary)
B4114 Washwood Heath Road (Ward End Park Road to Bromford Lane)
A34 Stratford Road (Coniston Close to Robin Hood Lane)

The council said the new cameras would be installed before the end of the year.

That means by December, the new technology should be in place.

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When the cameras will actually be switched on and enforcement will begin is less clear.

Tens of thousands of drivers have been caught out by average speed cameras [5] in Birmingham already this year, with hotspots including New John Street West and Lee Bank Middlway/Belgrave Middleway.

Funding for the new cameras will come through Clean Air Zone net surplus revenues, bosses said.

Meanwhile, separate red light cameras have also been confirmed [6] for Birmingham as part of the dangerous driving crackdown.

Councillor Majid Mahmood, cabinet member for environment and transport, said: "Safety on our busy highway network is paramount and these cameras have an important role to play - far too many collisions on our roads involve excessive speed.

"However, they can never be a solution on their own.

"We all have a role to play in keeping our roads safe and everyone has a duty to think about others, whether pedestrians, cyclists or other motorists.

"This is not about making money - the majority of revenue goes direct to government - it is about road safety."

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Chief Constable Craig Guildford said: "I fully support this initiative, which will hopefully reduce the number of people who are killed or seriously injured on our roads."

References

^ Birmingham (www.birminghammail.co.uk)
^ Midlands areas named on new list of 'poorest' places in England (www.birminghammail.co.uk)
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^ Do you support a ban on pavement parking? (xd.wayin.com)
^ caught out by average speed cameras (www.birminghammail.co.uk)
^ have also been confirmed (www.birminghammail.co.uk)