Request ID: FOI-0566-2324 Date published: 12 June 2023
You asked
Dear Sir or Madam,
I would like to obtain information about the speed camera on the A502 Rosslyn Hill, London NW3 (near Shepherds Walk), which I believe is a camera maintained by TfL.
Between the dates 1 January 2023 and 30 April 2023 please provide the dates, reasons and reported outcomes of each of the following:
(a) repair work
(b) maintenance work
(c) reports of faults
(d) calibration of the speed camera
in relation to this speed camera.
We answered
TfL Ref: FOI-0566-2324
Thank you for your request received by Transport for London (TfL) on 23rd May 2023 asking for information about a speed camera on the A502, Rosslyn Hill.
Your request has been considered in accordance with the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act and our information access policy.
Specifically you asked:
“I would like to obtain information about the speed camera on the A502 Rosslyn Hill, London NW3 (near Shepherds Walk), which I believe is a camera maintained by TfL.
Between the dates 1 January 2023 and 30 April 2023 please provide the dates, reasons and reported outcomes of each of the following: (a) repair work (b) maintenance work (c) reports of faults (d) calibration of the speed camera in relation to this speed camera.”
I can confirm that we hold the information you require. Your questions are answered in turn below:
Question (a) and (b) - between 1st January 2023 and 30th April 2023 the camera was attended by a maintenance engineer on 27th March and 3rd April 2023, to replace components relating to faulty triggering of the camera flash unit. There have been no reported recurrences of the issue to date.
Question (c) - there was a fault reported relating to the camera flash recorded on 21st March 2023. This was subsequently attended and repaired by the safety camera maintenance contractor as mentioned above. There is also a current open fault to repair damage to the plinth, which does not affect the operation of the camera.
Question (d) - during the specified period the safety camera was correctly calibrated. Calibration at this location is next due by 3rd August 2023. Note that calibration certificates are held by the Metropolitan Police Service, who are responsible for speed enforcement activities in London.
If this is not the information you are looking for please do not hesitate to contact me.
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Yours sincerely,
David Wells FOI Case Officer FOI Case Management Team General Counsel Transport for London
