Residents react as thousands clocked for speeding

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John Devine,in Eltonand

Aimee Dexter

News image — About 12,887 speeding tickets were issued along the A605 near Elton over the past five years, a Freedom of Information request has revealed

Getty Images A yellow rectangular speed enforcement camera on a grey pole. Behind it is a blue and white sky and the top of a hedgerow & trees. — About 12,887 speeding tickets were issued along the A605 near Elton over the past five years, a Freedom of Information request has revealed

Residents living near an A-road where nearly 13,000 speeding tickets were issued in the past five years have said they are not surprised at that number.

Data from Cambridgeshire Police's speed cameras showed that about 12,887 speeding tickets were issued along the A605 near Elton, in Cambridgeshire between 2020 and 2025.

A Freedom of Information (FOI) request submitted by the BBC revealed the fastest speed caught on camera was a motorist travelling at 108mph along the A-road, near Peterborough, in 2020.

Francesca Martin, who lives in nearby Haddon, said: "It doesn't surprise me as when I have been on that road people do overtake and are going over the speed limit."

John Devine/BBC Francesca Martin is standing in a garden which is next to a road and a pathway. She has long blonde hair and is wearing a black short sleeved T-shirt. There is a bench behind her which has a parasol. — Francesca Martin said she tries to avoid the A605

The FOI data showed the A605 was consistently among the top 10 speeding hot spots in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough since 2020.

A motorist travelling at 154mph on the A14 at Fenstanton in 2023 was the fastest speed clocked.

Martin described the road as "very dangerous" and tried to avoid it.

"I personally think people speed along there as there are two big hills and when lorries go slow people try to overtake them," she added.

John Devine/BBC Dujon Pearman is standing in a shingled car park which has several cars parked on it. Pearman is wearing a black hat and a blue T-shirt. — Dujon Pearman said he had never found the road "horrendous"

The data revealed that drivers were caught speeding in both directions between Elton and the junction with the A1.

Dujon Pearman, who lives near the Elton road, said: "Hearing the amount of speeding tickets does not surprise me".

"From my experience driving on it I have never thought it was horrendous.

"I don't think it is just a problem with that road, it is everywhere."

John Devine/BBC Ken Simpson is standing in a car park which has several cars parked in it against a wall. Simpson has short white hair and is wearing black framed glasses and a blue and white T-shirt. — Ken Simpson said he used to travel in both directions on the A605 daily

The FOI also revealed that drivers were caught reaching speeds of up to 106, 100 and 97mph on the A605.

Ken Simpson, from Whittlesey, said he travelled along the road to work.

"It is a self-explanatory road, it is well marked, and the speed limits are well signed," he said.

Simpson said he saw people overtaking "daily", adding: "If you obey the speed limit there is no problem."

Talking about the amount of speeding tickets issued over the past five years, he added: "It doesn't surprise me one little bit, but it [the road] has a good surface, you can see well ahead and people will speed on it."

A police spokesperson previously said: "Speeding remains one of the 'fatal five' most common causes of death and serious injuries on our roads.

"By keeping within the speed limit, it gives motorists precious time to look for cyclists, pedestrians or hazards on the road."

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