East Safety Camera Unit announces flexible deployment on Pentland Terrace, Edinburgh

12/09/25

The East Safety Camera Unit will commence a flexible deployment of the mobile safety camera van on Monday 15 September 2025 on Pentland Terrace, Edinburgh. After liaising with community policing, this was identified as a site that would benefit from safety camera enforcement. Concerns had been raised about the speeds of vehicles by members of the community council, with a speed survey confirming that over a third of vehicles were exceeding the 30mph limit.

Police Scotland Safety Cameras aim is to reduce the number of people injured on our roads through targeted camera enforcement and improving driver. Flexible deployments are limited to a maximum period of three months and are available to support improving driver behaviour and speed limit compliance in high footfall areas where active travel could be encouraged by lower speeds.

East Safety Camera Unit Manager, Michael Grant said “Flexible deployments allow safety camera units to respond quickly to concerns in areas of high footfall, where there is an evidenced issue with speed. Speed surveys found that a significant number of vehicles were travelling above the 30mph limit, which is concerning on a road used by vulnerable road users. The presence of the safety camera van should be a reminder of the importance of complying with the speed limit for the safety of all road users.”