Mayor insists speed camera remarks were tongue in cheek

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 29 Oct, 08:44 · Archive

Dame Andrea Jenkyns says her suggestion to remove speed cameras was a tongue in cheek remark.

The Mayor of Greater Lincolnshire, Dame Andrea Jenkyns of Reform UK, shared a video on social media in which she said speed cameras should be removed when she assumes powers from the soon-to-be-abolished police and crime commissioner role. In the clip, filmed at a highways conference in Birmingham, she stated: "When I'm police and crime commissioner, I want to get rid of these." The post was captioned "speed cameras have been put on notice" with a wink emoji.

Jenkyns later insisted the comment was "a tongue in cheek remark", citing the emoji as evidence of her joking intent. The Local Democracy Reporting Service reported her clarification after the video attracted criticism.

Speedwatch volunteer and Weston parish councillor Chris Dicks, a former police officer, questioned her approach. He said: "She says these sorts of things, makes a statement, gives no reasons, no argument and just waits for the flak to come at her and then she comes back saying 'everybody's having a go at me'." Dicks defended speed cameras' role in road safety, particularly average speed cameras, which he said were effective because drivers cannot calculate how fast to travel between two cameras. According to Lincolnshire Police, the main causes of deaths and serious injuries on UK roads are speeding, drink and drug driving, failing to wear a seatbelt and using a mobile phone. In 2025, cameras detected 47,279 offences in Lincolnshire.

Mayor insists speed camera remarks were tongue in cheek — Image: Lincolnshire Live

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Lincolnshire mayor says her ‘scrap speed cameras’ comment was a jokeDame Andrea Jenkyns raised eyebrows when she shared a clip on social mediaLincolnshire Live · 29 Oct, 08:10
Mayor claims speed camera remark 'tongue in cheek'Dame Andrea Jenkyns is criticised for suggesting in a video she would "get rid" of speed cameras.BBC Lincolnshire · 27 Oct, 16:07

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