The 2.6-mile stretch of Yorkshire ‘smart’ motorway where a huge…
Tens of thousands of motorists have been caught speeding on a short stretch of a busy “smart” motorway in Yorkshire. A single camera captured 22,546 drivers breaking the 60mph speed limit on the 2.6-mile section of the M1, between junctions 33-34 near Sheffield, in just four years, the Telegraph reports . The smart motorway has varying speed limits, which are conveyed to drivers from overhead gantries. National Highways, which manages the motorway network, dropped the speed limit between J33-34 from 70mph to 60mph in 2020. It was said to be part of a trial to improve air quality. READ MORE: Ambulance damaged in crash near Hull Royal Infirmary East Yorkshire roads flooded as severe weather warning issued The Telegraph obtained the figures from South Yorkshire Police via a Freedom of Information request. According to the paper, the Treasury would have netted around £2.25m in fines, if they were paid in full. Meanwhile, more than 119,000 fines were issued to motorists w
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