Nearly two thirds of drivers (62%) support the use of mobile speed cameras, according to a survey released today.

The survey, by Brake, the national road safety charity and Green Flag Motoring Assistance, shows that there is solid support for the cameras designed to catch dangerous drivers who try to avoid detection by fixed cameras.

Last month the Government announced plans to change the law making it illegal to use in-car devices that detect mobile speed cameras.

The plans could be announced as early as autumn 2004 when the Government will hopefully introduce a Road Safety Bill in the Queen's Speech.

Mary Williams OBE, chief executive of Brake, says: 'Today's survey shows there is huge support for mobile speed cameras as an enforcement tool to catch dangerous drivers who are prepared to break the law and risk lives. Local communities live in constant fear of speeding drivers but cannot get a fixed speed camera until four people have been killed or seriously injured. Mobile cameras are an effective way of reducing speed before it is too late.'

Brake, with Green Flag Motoring Assistance's support, is forwarding this report to Government with the following recommendations for action by the Department for Transport and the Home Office to tackle speeding drivers:

Make more funding available for more high-profile, peak-time, year-round advertising on television and radio about the risks of speeding. Advertising needs to be targeted and it needs to be educational. This should include specific campaigns on the dangers of not keeping a safe distance on motorways and other roads and speed on rural roads

Encourage vehicle manufacturers to introduce digital speedometers so that drivers are always aware of their exact speed

Make all driving bans a minimum period (e.g. 6-12 months) to ensure they are an effective enforcement measure

Remove restrictions on speed camera locations that currently require four people to have been killed or seriously injured at that location before a camera can be installed. This restriction runs counter to the police and local authority duty of care to take all reasonable action to protect citizens from harm caused by criminal behaviour

The statistics in this report are based on a survey of nearly 1,000 drivers and motorbike riders, carried out by Brake's volunteers, from February to April 2004.