A lorry driver who threatened a rolling blockade on the A9 because of frustration with average speed cameras has said there is now “no need” because of a rise in the limit for HGVs.
However, Inverness-based Conor McKenna said he still has concerns that the camera scheme will be “a total disaster”.
Mr McKenna had originally considered a go-slow with his fellow lorry drivers due to concerns over dangerous driving caused by the ‘yellow vultures’.
But he said he was willing to give the benefit of the doubt as the speed limit for HGVs rises by 10mph from the same date the cameras go live.
The controversial scheme will become active on October 28 with campaigners claiming the cameras will not improve safety as suggested.
HGV drivers will be allowed to drive at 50mph rather than 40mph during the three-year trial.
Anti-camera protesters have claimed the scheme will result in longer journey times on the Perth to Inverness stretch of the road.
A Transport Scotland spokeswoman said the cameras were already delivering results before they become operational.
She said: “Instances of excessive speeding on the A9 have dropped from around one in 10 to less than one in 700 since the cameras were installed on the A9 and there has been no significant effect on journey times as a result of more people driving within the speed limit.
“In a recent survey, 78% of drivers who use the A9 road said they believed average speed cameras were ‘effective’ or ‘very effective’ in improving road safety.”