The recent government cut in the road safety budget given to local authorities has resulted in reductions in the funding given to the Safer Roads Partnership for Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.
Of the 4 local authorities who are members of the partnership all have significantly reduced their financial contribution.
The Partnership is still considering the overall operational implications of the cuts but, because of the reduced level of funding, including all funding previously provided for fixed camera maintenance, it has been decided that the fixed speed cameras on the Island will be switched off.
Speed enforcement at the fixed camera locations will be carried out using mobile cameras mounted in a van and on a motorbike.
Julian Hewitt, spokesperson for the Partnership said: “Targeted camera enforcement will continue to make a significant contribution to casualty reduction on the Island. From April 2007 to March 2010 there has been a reduction of 29.3% in collisions resulting in personal injury and a 56.7% reduction in collisions resulting in death or serious injury at camera locations when compared to the collisions for the three years before cameras were installed.
“The fixed camera housings will be left in place to remind people that there have been clusters of casualties at the locations and that speed enforcement is still taking place.
“Working together to make our roads safer is beneficial to all organisations that have an interest in reducing road casualties. The Partners will continue to identify the most cost effective casualty reduction strategies based on a balanced assessment of the options available to them.”