Mr. Gareth Llewellyn:

I do not recognise the specific instance of which the Senator spoke. To my knowledge, there is nothing in the UK where a system will know whether people have got from A to B too quickly. Having driven in France a lot, such a system does exist there. If people move from one toll booth to another and arrive there outside of what is expected within normal speed limits, then the gendarmerie will be waiting for those drivers. That system operates in France.

Over here, we have two issues in this regard. We have information which tells people how long it should take to get from one junction to another, particularly for important junctions. That information just provides a guide regarding there being no congestion and that traffic is heading in the right direction. In certain parts of the country, there are variable speed limits to manage the flow of traffic. Speed cameras are positioned along those stretches of road and drivers will get a fine if they breach the area speed limit. That is the function of that system. In addition, there are also variable speed limits relating to construction activity. They tend to be average speed cameras over a longer distance. Again, in that case, if a driver's average speed from the start to the end of such a section of road is greater than would normally be expected, which would normally be about 50 mph, or probably 80 km/h, then those drivers would be fined. It is variable, depending on the use of those particular aspects.