The Infrastructure Ministry has insisted that the tolerance levels of street cameras in Malta are within the average of the EU.
Replying to comments by Labour leader Joseph Muscat, the ministry said the speed limits were those established by law, and no one had the right to exceed them.
As happened everywhere else, speed cameras were used to book those who exceeded the limit, however cameras had a tolerance level to compensate for variations in speedometers
The tolerance rate in Malta is 10%.
The ministry issued the following table.
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Country |
Role of tolerance |
Speed limit (kph) |
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50 |
60 |
70 |
80 |
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Speed fines from (kph) |
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Austria |
5kph |
56 |
66 |
76 |
86 |
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7kph |
58 |
68 |
78 |
88 |
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Germany |
3kph |
54 |
64 |
74 |
84 |
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5kph |
56 |
66 |
76 |
86 |
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France |
5kph |
56 |
66 |
76 |
86 |
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Ireland |
5% |
53 |
64 |
75 |
86 |
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7% |
54 |
65 |
76 |
87 |
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Switzerland |
5% |
53 |
64 |
75 |
86 |
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Holland |
7km |
58 |
68 |
78 |
88 |
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Greece |
10% |
56 |
67 |
78 |
89 |
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Sweden |
10% |
56 |
67 |
78 |
89 |
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United Kingdom |
10%+2mph |
58.3 |
69.3 |
80.3 |
91.3 |
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Czech Republic |
3kph |
54 |
64 |
74 |
84 |
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Average tolerance |
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56 |
66 |
76 |
87 |
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Malta |
10% |
56 |
67 |
78 |
89 |