Cameras clock cross-border speeds

The campaign is targeting the entire length of the A74(M) motorway

A speeding crackdown is under way targeting the motorway that links Scotland and England.

It is hoped the clampdown will help to reduce the speed of vehicles along the entire length of the A74(M).

Safety camera partnerships in Cumbria, Dumfries and Galloway and Strathclyde have joined forces for the day of action on the route.

Two years ago a stretch of the motorway near Gretna was identified as having the fastest average speed in the UK.

The 24-hour campaign is being led by Dumfries and Galloway Safety Camera Partnership (DGSCP).

It will see an increased number of its speed checking devices along the road.

Sgt Lee Black of DGSCP said: "We are co-ordinating this day of action to make motorists aware of their speed on the A74(M).

"I am confident that with such a visual presence we will have a positive and long lasting effect."