A COUNCILLOR has called for drivers caught speeding on the notorious Grane Road to face tough penalties including being ‘named and shamed’ after it emerged around 100 a day had been caught by new cameras.

Helmshore’s Cllr David Stansfield also wants the system brought in on the alternative B6236 route between the M65’s junction five and the M66 as part of an intensified campaign to cut accidents caused by commuters travelling between Blackburn and Bury and Manchester.

Police this month figures showing that since the average speed cameras were introduced on the B6232 Grane Road between Belthorn and Haslingden on November 6 last year, 9,921 drivers have been caught and face a minimum £100 fixed penalty fine and three points on their licence.

Those caught well in excess of the main 50mph limit or 30 and 40mph limits on the sections of the road at either end can be taken to court.

In November 2,990 speeding driver were caught rising to 3,363 in December and 3,568 in January.

Cllr Stansfield who lives on Roundhill Road on the B6236 which turns into Haslingden Road as it weaves its way to Blackburn said: “Are these drivers stupid?

“The Grane Road is a very dangerous one with a history of many accidents.

“The cameras are very visible and have been very well-publicised so there is no excuse for breaking the limit.

“I want offenders to be hit hard and face the toughest possible penalties and maximum publicity.

“With increasing numbers of drivers speeding along the B6236 as an alternative, I want the cameras and same treatment on that road as well.”

The Grane Road has seen two people killed and 118 injured, 13 seriously, between 2010 and 2017. Police and crime commissioner Clive Grunshaw said: “It’s saddening to see this number of drivers still breaking the speed limit.”

A police spokesman said: “We are disappointed with the compliance with the speed limits on this route and would urge drivers to slow down on one of our most dangerous stretches of road.

“Speed is one of the main factors in road collisions. The limit is there to ensure the safety of all road users.”

The police spokesman added: “It can be the difference between life and death; the faster someone is driving, the less time they have to stop.”