According to the Sunday Times, Nick Harris had lost the confidence of the National Highways board after faulty motorway cameras had led to thousands of speeding tickets being issue erroneously.
National Highways admitted just before Christmas that it had identified 2,650 erroneous camera activations on impacted roads since 2021.
It said at the time: 鈥淣补迟颈辞苍补濒 Highways apologises to anyone affected. They will be reimbursed and have points removed from their licence where relevant. Steps will be taken to remedy any incorrect enforcement action, and anybody affected will be contacted directly.
鈥淣补迟颈辞苍补濒 Highways has developed a data check to ensure nobody will now be prosecuted incorrectly and are liaising with police on its implementation.鈥�
Transport secretary Heidi Alexander subsequently ordered an independent investigation into the handling of the incident.
National Highways said last week that Harris had 鈥渁nnounced his decision to step down鈥�. [See previous report here.]
However, the fact that he is not being required to serve a lengthy notice period until a permanent successor is installed indicates he may have had help in reaching that decision.
The Sunday Times reports: 鈥淪ources have claimed that Harris was effectively forced to quit after losing the confidence of board members鈥� 鈥楾he board were not happy,鈥� said one insider.鈥�
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