3. Safety Cameras
Safety cameras help make our roads safer by encouraging drivers to keep to speed limits and stop at red lights.
Safety cameras in Oldham are managed by the Safer Roads Greater Manchester Partnership (SRGM), which brings together local councils, the police and other organisations working to improve road safety.
Who manages safety cameras?
The partnership includes:
- The 10 Greater Manchester councils
- Greater Manchester Police (GMP)
- Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service
- Greater Manchester Combined Authority
- Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA)
- North West Ambulance Service
- National Highways
- Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM)
Transport for Greater Manchester coordinates the maintenance of roadside safety cameras on behalf of the partnership.
Greater Manchester Police is responsible for enforcing speed limits and dealing with drivers who go through red lights.
Types of safety cameras
Different types of cameras are used across Greater Manchester to help keep roads safe.
Fixed cameras
- Speed cameras: Measure how fast a vehicle is travelling at a particular location.
- Average speed cameras: Measure a vehicle's average speed between two points.
- Combined speed and red-light cameras: Detect drivers who go through red lights or exceed the speed limit when the traffic lights are green.
- Red-light cameras: Detect drivers who go through red lights at traffic light-controlled junctions.
Mobile speed cameras
Mobile speed cameras are operated from clearly marked vehicles at different locations.
Hand-held speed cameras
Local police teams use hand-held speed detection devices in areas where residents have raised concerns about speeding or where there are particular road safety concerns.
Report a problem with a safety camera
If you notice a damaged safety camera or think a camera is faulty, please email Transport for Greater Manchester at gmutccontrolroom@tfgm.com.
Report concerns about speeding
If vehicles are regularly speeding on a road in your area, you can report your concerns to Greater Manchester Police.
Email speedcomplaints@gmp.police.uk.
The police will work with the relevant local council to look into your concerns.
What happens if you're caught by a safety camera?
Find out what happens next, including information about fines and penalties, on the Transport for Greater Manchester website.