AMAZING figures from a week-long traffic survey in Cookhill reveal speeding motorists would have racked up a massive £2 million in fines had they been prosecuted.

The survey, conducted by Worcestershire County Council's Highways Partnership Unit, showed around 65 per cent of motorists driving along The Ridgeway broke the speed limit - prompting residents' calls for a speed camera.

It also revealed about 250 drivers of the 45,000 recorded were travelling in excess of 80mph.

The survey was carried out at two checkpoints in November - one outside the Why Not Inn, where the speed limit is 30mph and the other outside Cookhill Village Hall in a 50mph zone.

If each of the speeding motorists had been fined an average of £60, it would have generated more than £2 million in revenue.

Cookhill parish councillor John Fletcher, of The Ridgeway, said: "I was absolutely amazed at the amount of traffic that used this road. I am very concerned at the amount of speeding that goes on this part of the road and this has been proved by these figures."

Mr Fletcher suggested implementing different speeding limits and installing a camera to capture those breaking the law.

He urged anyone concerned about speeding to attend a meeting at Cookhill Village Hall on Tuesday at 7.30pm.

Astwood Bank residents living on the A441 have already been told they would not get the speed cameras they had been lobbying for after Worcestershire Safety Camera Partnership decided the road did not meet the criteria needed.

Manager Trevor McAvoy said: "A decision on whether cameras are installed on a road is dependent on the road's collision record - speeding is a secondary factor. This is government policy. However, it is certainly something we will look into if the Highways Partnership Unit or the residents get in touch with us."