Local Authorities
Evidence-Led Road Safety at Community Cost
Stredar gives local authorities access to granular, site-specific speed data — generated and funded entirely by the community. No procurement process. No capital commitment. No enforcement liability.
The Offer
What the Council Gets
No capital cost
The community funds, installs, and maintains the unit. The council bears no capital expenditure, no maintenance liability, and no procurement obligation.
Granular speed data
Every active Stredar unit generates site-specific, timestamped speed data. That data is available to the local authority — free, openly published, and immediately usable as evidence.
Complements existing tools
Stredar sits alongside your existing road safety toolkit. It does not replace Traffic Regulation Orders, VAS programmes, or engineering interventions — it builds the evidence base that justifies them.
Levels of Engagement
What We Ask of the Council
Councils can engage at whatever level suits their current position. The minimum ask is siting approval only — everything else is optional.
Minimum
Siting Approval
Approval to site the unit on an identified length of highway. No ongoing commitment. No cost to the authority. This is the only ask required to get a unit deployed.
Recommended
Data Sharing Agreement
A simple agreement for the local authority to receive regular speed data reports from the site. Provides the council with usable evidence for road safety planning and consultation responses.
Partnership
Formal Endorsement
For councils wishing to actively promote Stredar to community groups in their area, or to reference the scheme in road safety strategies and Local Transport Plans.
Legal & Regulatory
Common Questions Answered
Stredar is a Speed Indicator Device — a driver education tool, not an enforcement camera. The legal position is straightforward and well-established.
No images are captured, no vehicle identifiers are stored, and the system has no connection to police enforcement or the DVLA. The data collected is anonymised speed statistics — the same category of data generated by existing council-approved SID deployments.
Enforcement status
Not an enforcement device. No Home Office Type Approval required or held.
Personal data
No images captured. No vehicle identifiers stored. Speed, direction, and timestamp only.
GDPR position
No personal data collected. No data subject rights implications.
Liability
Unit is community-owned. The council's role is siting approval only, not operational responsibility.
Data ownership
All speed data is publicly published. Local authorities may use it freely for road safety purposes.
Planning
Comparable to existing SID deployments. Sited on existing highway furniture where possible.
The Pilot
Norfolk County Council
The first Stredar pilot unit is planned for Station Road, Holme Hale, Norfolk — a rural road where community concern about vehicle speeds is well documented.
Norfolk County Council has been briefed at leader level. We are seeking formal approval in principle to site the unit, with field testing expected to begin later this year.
Data from the pilot will be published openly on this platform and made available to the county council for road safety analysis and evidence purposes.
Practical Value
How the Data Supports Road Safety Work
01
Prioritise interventions
Site-specific speed percentiles and compliance rates help officers triage which locations genuinely warrant engineering or enforcement intervention.
02
Respond to community concerns
When residents raise road safety concerns, the council can point to publicly available data rather than commissioning expensive one-off surveys.
03
Evidence for TROs and schemes
Speed data from Stredar units is directly usable as supporting evidence in Traffic Regulation Order consultations and road safety scheme applications.
04
Monitor behaviour change
Alternating Monitor and Display modes generate before/after data showing whether driver feedback is changing behaviour at a specific location.
Get in Touch
Speak to Us About Your Area
Whether you want to understand the scheme, discuss a specific site, or explore a more formal partnership, we are happy to have a conversation at officer or member level.
Community groups in your area
If a community group wants to deploy a unit, they can enquire directly.
Community enquiry form →