Noise Cameras: Where next?
Noise cameras offer significant benefits for reducing noise disturbances from vehicles. The technology is already well-developed, with transport authorities both in the UK and across the world implementing noise camera schemes.
This new report sets out three recommendations for the greater uptake on noise camera technology:
- Recommendation 1: Establish a Government-led Noise Group comprised of key industry stakeholders, from the Department for Transport, Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, Local Authorities, and the enforcement and acoustic industries. The Group would work together to promote deployment of noise camera technology. A key outcome would be to establish a national standard for noise cameras, whether through statutory instruments or primary legislation.
- Recommendation 2: The Government should the publish guidance for local authorities on rolling out noise cameras using Public Spaces Protection Orders (PSPOs).
- Recommendation 3: As noise cameras are rolled out, there will be greater public interest in the technology. The Government should work with industry to support public awareness campaigns that promote the positive role noise cameras can play in reducing noise pollution.
This Paper gives a short explanation of what a noise camera is, a brief
background on the noise camera policy environment, and the case
for the three recommendations above.
