Police Scotland Safety Cameras announce sites identified for dormancy
16/02/2026
A recent review of speed and red-light sites has identified 16 locations within the West Safety Camera Unit which should now enter dormancy.
Our site dormancy process is an evidence-based, data-driven approach to traffic safety. Sites become dormant when they have fulfilled their safety objectives, or because engineering improvements or other changes have made them unnecessary. Additionally, sites may be made dormant if they are not reducing collisions and/or speeds or if insufficient data exists to justify their continued operation.
The recent site review has highlighted that the listed sites no longer meet the strict criteria for active enforcement for one of these reasons.
The locations identified for dormancy are.
- A879 Balmore Road, Glasgow
- Peat Road, Glasgow
- A803 Springburn Road, Glasgow, near Huntershill Street
- A738 Stevenston Road, Kilwinning
- B774 Caplethill Road, Paisley
- B7078 near to South Lodge Lesmahagow
- A74(M) Greenhillstairs
- A74(M) J21 Kirkpatick Fleming
- A76 Auldgirth
- Woodhill Road, Bishopbriggs
- B787 Beith Road, Johnstone
- A706 Forth to Lanark, near Yieldshields Road
- Shawfield Road, Rutherglen
- Maxwellton Road, East Kilbride
- A814 Cardross Road, Dumbarton
- A73 at Thankerton
Whilst in the dormancy phase all signage will remain in place but without enforcement taking place. At sites with a fixed camera a bag is placed over the camera housing to show that it is not enforcing. A site may remain dormant for a period of three years, after which a decision must be taken on whether it will be abandoned or re-activated.
Alan Bowater, Safety Camera Unit Manager for the West; ‘We are conscious that this process can cause concern within the wider community. Where sites are going into, or are currently in dormancy, we will continue to monitor speeds and collision statistics and if there is a significant upturn enforcement will recommence.’
The mobile enforcement locations will be placed into dormancy immediately, with the fixed cameras following over the coming weeks. Once a site is no longer operational it will be removed from the mapping system on the Police Scotland Safety Cameras website.
Further information on Safety Cameras Scotland and camera locations can be found on our website safetycameras.gov.scot