Sir – The leader of the Oxfordshire County Council has had to bow to common sense rather than follow his slash and burn approach to speed cameras on our roads.

When all the relevant motoring organisations and many letters to your columns criticised the county’s decision, he has had the sense to rescind the decision (at what cost one wonders).

But even so, now with dark mornings and darker evenings upon us, how many tragic and expensive accidents will be caused because the speed cameras will not be turned on again until April?

Deborah Manley, Oxford