Survey results from Direct Line [1] published today indicate that ever more motorists are being convicted by speed cameras with over a million just one flash away from a driving ban.

The latest figures from Department for Transport show that road deaths have risen over the last year. [2]

Paul Smith, founder of safespeed.org.uk said: "Speed cameras criminalise millions but don't make our roads safer. They are supported only by flawed assumptions and dodgy statistics. Since we have used speed cameras road deaths have fallen far more slowly than expected. I am absolutely certain that this is due to 'bad policy' founded on speed cameras."

"We are calling for speed cameras to be scrapped urgently for one reason and for one reason only - they have made our roads more dangerous due to their wide ranging side effects on driver quality.[3]"

"Our 10 Downing Street petition to 'scrap speed cameras' has already attracted over 19,500 signatures in about 6 weeks and is presently the 10th most frequently signed petition out of over 6,000. Sign it at:http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/scrapcam "