Met crackdown at accident blackspots

Drivers in London face a major new crackdown on speeding from today.

Police will target accident blackspots and issue fines to drivers caught breaking limits in what insiders are calling a "concentrated blitz".

The Met-wide campaign will last a month and focus on areas not covered by speed cameras, to cover "gaps" where drivers have been travelling too fast.

Police say officers will hunt down drivers guilty of "excessive or inappropriate speed" - particularly in areas where there have been complaints of dangerous driving.

Officers will use mobile and stationary laser detection cameras and will take a "high visibility" approach to deter offenders.

Hundreds of drivers who are marginally over speed limits will also get a ticking off from officers.

"Excessive and inappropriate speed is a significant factor in collisions," said Acting Chief Superintendent Ian Chappell, of the Traffic Operational Command Unit.

"With wet weather and nights drawing in earlier, drivers need to take particular care and adjust their speed to the road conditions."