ISLE of Wight Police have relaunched their Community SpeedWatch group in Newport, enabling members of the community to become police support volunteers.

The scheme allows members of the public to take action against speeding on the roads of concern within their area.

Volunteers use equipment that can monitor the speed of passing traffic and then record the details, later adding them to a database.

Vehicle checks are then undertaken by the police and letters are sent to the registered keepers, advising them of their speed and reminding them of why it is a community concern.

If you are concerned about speeding vehicles in your area and would like to set up a scheme, or would like to volunteer for an existing scheme, go to www.hampshire.police.uk

Members of the community need to become police support volunteers and be vetted before joining a SpeedWatch scheme.