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Thousands of speed cameras will be switched off after the Government slashed the money that funds them. In an open attempt to have the controversial cameras axed, ministers have pushed through 40% cuts to the cash handed to councils for road safety. That will limit the amount they can pass to road safety partnerships which run the cameras. Ministers have also axed all funding for new speed cameras. But senior Ministry of Transport officials indicated that many of the grey and yellow camera shells could remain to act as a deterrent to speeding drivers – a move that will irritate motorists. The Government has cut £38m of the £95m that had been due to go to local authorities this financial year for road safety. The move to reduce the number of cameras was welcomed by motoring groups which have long claimed that they are a stealth tax measure which has little impact on road safety. More