All You Need to Know About the Camera Tolerance Level in 2025

Have you ever been driving around the speed limit or slightly above it, only to realize that you did not get fined for it? This is because speed cameras have a certain threshold for tolerance. You won’t actually get fined if you’re right on the speed limit or just above it. Here’s all you need to know:

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Setting Speed Tolerance

There are around 43 individual police forces in England and Wales. They have permission to set a speed camera threshold for the speed limit. Essentially, even if the legal limit of a road is 35 miles per hour, you could be going slightly above that speed but you wouldn’t get fined for it.

If the legal authorities wish to, they can set fairly strict speed tolerances to prevent speeding in areas where it might be an issue. However, it has been observed that speed tolerances are fairly lenient.

The Numbers for UK Fixed and Mobile Speed Camera Tolerances

The important question is how many mph can you exactly go above the speed limit? UK police forces responded to Auto Express and reported that they do enforce a tolerance on the speed limit. Generally, it’s set at 10% plus 2 mph above the limit. If you’re driving on a road with a 30-mph limit, the camera won’t detect that you’re speeding if you’re going at 35 or beyond.

Keeping that equation in mind, roads with higher speed limits will have slightly higher thresholds.

Police ForceNumber Of CamerasCamera Activation Threshold
Avon and Somerset4110% + 2mph
Bedfordshire38Would not reveal a threshold
Cambridgeshire32Would not reveal threshold
Cheshire1510% + 2mph
Cleveland410% + 2mph
Derbyshire1810% + 2mph
Devon and Cornwall9810% + 2mph
Durham0 fixed10% + 2mph
Essex63Don't use a standard threshold
Greater Manchester235Would not reveal threshold
Gwent2110% + 2mph
Hampshire3610% + 2mph
Hertfordshire53Would not reveal threshold
Kent10910% + 2mph
Lancashire3410% + 3mph
Leicestershire3010% + 2mph
Merseyside1810% + 2mph
Metropolitan Police/TfL80510% + 2mph
Norfolk2610% + 2mph
North Wales2810% + 2mph
Northumbria5510% + 2mph
Nottinghamshire48Refused to confirm if a threshold exists
Police Service of Northern Ireland1210% + 2mph
Scotland173Would not reveal a threshold
South Wales13710% + 2mph
South Yorkshire2510% + 2mph
Staffordshire286Would not reveal a threshold
Suffolk410% + 2mph
Thames Valley29410% + 2mph
Warwickshire2810% + 2mph
West Mercia2310% + 2mph
West Midlands33Would not reveal threshold
West Yorkshire40210% + 2mph
According to the table given above, if a car is in an area with a speed limit of 20, it cannot go above the speed of 24 mph.

Important Things to Note

There have been reports that speed tolerances might be more lenient in some parts, going as high as 10% plus 3 mph. Regardless of the fact that speed offers some leeway, you shouldn’t be taking advantage of this and should stay well within the limits. Considering how rough UK traffic can get, it’s best to stay within the speed limits and drive safely.

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