Safety cameras in Wigan are managed by the Safer Roads Greater Manchester Partnership (SRGM). This partnership involves:
- The 10 Greater Manchester Local Authorities
- Greater Manchester Police
- Greater Manchester Fire & Rescue Service
- Greater Manchester Combined Authority
- Driver Vehicles Standard Agency
- North West Ambulance Service
- National Highways
- Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM)
The day-to-day maintenance of the roadside safety cameras is fulfilled efficiently through a Partnership arrangement through a single organisation, SRGM. TfGM, as one member of SRGM, coordinates the maintenance activities on behalf of the Greater Manchester Local Authorities and Greater Manchester Combined Authority; and Greater Manchester Police who are responsible for speed and red-light enforcement.
Types of Safety Cameras
There are various types of safety cameras, including:
Fixed Camera
- Spot speed camera - locations where fixed speed cameras are installed capturing speed at the camera location
- Average speed camera - locations where fixed average speed (time over distance) cameras are installed and in operation
- Combined speed camera and red-light camera - traffic signal-controlled junctions where cameras detect red light offences and speeding offences when the traffic signals are in the green phase
- Red light camera - traffic signal-controlled junctions where red light cameras detect red light offences
Mobile Camera
- Vehicle mounted unit - all vehicles used are high visibility clearly marking out their purpose for safety camera enforcement.
Hand-Held Cameras
- Local neighbourhood policing teams operate portable, hand-held speed detention devices at specific community requested locations and high concern roads.
If you see any damage or faults with the safety camera equipment, please report to it [email protected]
Greater Manchester Police (GMP) enforces speeding and dangerous driving offences. Residents should report persistent speeding to [email protected]. GMP and the relevant local authority will investigate the request jointly.
Find out more about what happens if you have been caught by a safety camera (external link).