Greater Manchester Expands Speed Enforcement Fleet to Support Vision Zero

Transport for Greater Manchester and Greater Manchester Police are increasing the region's speed enforcement capability with the introduction of two additional enforcement vehicles.

The investment, funded by Transport for Greater Manchester on behalf of the Greater Manchester Road Safety Partnership, will expand the police speed enforcement fleet from three vehicles to five.

The additional capacity is intended to support Greater Manchester's Vision Zero strategy, which aims to eliminate deaths and life-changing injuries on the city-region's roads.

The new vehicles will allow enforcement teams to cover more locations across Greater Manchester's ten boroughs, focusing on roads where speeding has been identified as a persistent concern through community feedback, collision data and police intelligence.

Excess speed remains one of the so-called "fatal four" behaviours most closely linked to serious and fatal road collisions, alongside issues such as drink or drug driving, mobile phone use and failure to wear a seatbelt.

Greater Manchester Police said the enlarged fleet will make enforcement more visible and help deter dangerous driving behaviour in areas where speeding poses the greatest risk to local communities.

Michael Hewitt, Camera Enforcement Team Leader, said the two new vehicles represent a major improvement in operational capacity.

He said the expanded fleet would allow officers to be present in more locations more frequently, targeting areas where excessive speed creates the greatest danger.

Transport for Greater Manchester said the move forms part of wider work to reduce road casualties across the region and create safer streets for all road users.

Peter Boulton, TfGM's Network Director for Highways, said even small increases in speed can significantly affect the outcome of a collision, adding that the new vehicles will provide a visible deterrent while supporting GMP's role in delivering the Vision Zero ambition.

Greater Manchester's Vision Zero approach seeks to reduce all road deaths and serious injuries to zero by 2040, using a combination of enforcement, safer road design, education and behaviour change.

The expanded enforcement fleet is expected to strengthen the region's ability to respond to speeding concerns and support targeted action where evidence shows the greatest risk to road users.