Drivers breaking the speed limit have not been issued with fines despite being caught by officers outside a police station.
The Earlham Safer Neighbourhood Team assessed the speed of cars outside North Earlham Police Station in Earlham Road for 40 minutes on Tuesday, January 24 as part of a Neighbourhood Policing Week initiative.
A freedom of information request submitted to the force has revealed the speeders stopped were travelling at 25mph, 26mph, 27mph (twice), 28mph and 30mph (twice).
A further vehicle was clocked at 34mph in the 20mph zone, 70pc over the limit.
All of the drivers were spoken to and given advice, with Norfolk Constabulary stating its aim was around "engagement and education".
However, drivers are liable for a speeding penalty or a speed awareness course for this offence.
Speeds of 35mph or more would see drivers prosecuted in court.
1/2 As part of #NeighbourhoodPolicingWeek the Earlham Safer Neighbourhood Team have been on Ipswich Rd and Earlham Rd today addressing issues around speeding and vehicle related anti-social behaviour as part of the current #SNAP priority. pic.twitter.com/9zbn2VhrgD
— Norwich Police (@NorwichPoliceUK) January 24, 2023
Paul Neale, Green county councillor for the Nelson ward, said: "The party campaigned for a 20mph zone in Earlham Road for 34 years.
"It's disappointing that people are still travelling at speed.
"On the stretch from Christchurch Road to the Roman Catholic Cathedral, I put a couple of speed monitors in which I operate with the police.
"These cameras have reduced speeds with an average of 23mph.
"The road sees on average 8,000 vehicles a day, but around 54pc of them still break the 20mph limit per day.
"The highest recorded speed down that stretch was 55mph.
"I'm not one for fining, but when they're enforced people seem to take care more. People need to think twice.
"Speed monitors and flashing signs would help wake people up. I'm sure some people don't do it deliberately."
Paula Regener, spokeswoman for the Norwich branch of Living Streets said the walking charity is pleased the police were carrying out enforcement in 20mph areas.
"It's important in an area well used by pedestrians that motorists are driving at a safe and legal speed," she said.
"But when we found out that the police had stopped drivers going 34mph I wasn’t at all surprised.
"To hear that they had been let off with a warning was disappointing.
"It is on the police to take speeding seriously to avoid the impression there are laws they don’t enforce."
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