Mayor sparks new road cameras row

Ken Livingstone has sparked another row with drivers after calling for speed cameras to replace road humps in every neighbourhood in the capital.

The proposal, met with derision by motoring groups, came hours after the Government announced it had asked for a review of how Britain's 6,000 speed cameras - 400 of which are in the capital - are deployed.

Speaking at a City Hall conference, the Mayor said road humps caused problems for law-abiding drivers and emergency services.

"I think we should have speed cameras in every residential neighbourhood so we can fine people going too fast and don't inconvenience those obeying the speed limits," he added.

But motoring groups condemned the plans. Kevin Delaney of the RAC Foundation said: "What the Mayor is saying will make already cynical drivers more convinced the cameras are merely being used to raise money."

The announcement came as Camden, Croydon, Ealing, Hammersmith and Fulham, Newham and Wandsworth confirmed that from 1 April they plan to issue £100 penalty notice fines every time they catch drivers blocking yellow junctions, ignoring no left or right turn signs, or driving the wrong way down a one-way street.