Bedford Driving Lessons

Motorists driving down Kerry Donnelly’s street routinely ignored the 30mph speed limit. But in the last few weeks residents have noticed that the traffic has slowed down dramatically – thanks to what appears to be a permanent police presence outside his house. A vehicle that looks remarkably similar to a speed camera van has been parked in the suburban street. In fact, the vehicle is a former police van that is no longer used by South Wales Police. In an attempt to make the streets safe for his children and neighbours, Mr Donnelly bought the van for £1,500 on the eBay auction website. He then spent ten minutes sticking tape in the window of the back door to fake a speed camera window. An official speed camera van was regularly positioned on the street in Canton, Cardiff, from 2007. But in July last year road safety chiefs switched it to other roads because the street ‘no longer met the criteria for speed enforcement’. Mr Donnelly 59, a delivery driver, claims that ever since the road has been like a Grand Prix circuit – endangering the lives of residents. He bought the van two months ago. ‘It works a treat,’ he said yesterday. ‘You can see drivers slow down the minute they see it’. More