Rutland MP Alicia Kearns has called for 'noise camera trials' across the county.

Several days ago, she asked Transport secretary Grant Shapps: "My constituents are fed up with speeding vehicles and horrendous noise pollution, especially on the so-called Rutland TT race circuit.

"Will my right hon. Friend please consider running noise camera trials in some of Rutland and Melton's stunning 160 villages, especially Great Dalby and Langham?"

Mr Shapps replied: "My hon. Friend will be interested to hear that we have carried out some trials using noise equipment and automatic number plate recognition software, to see whether it is possible to match the two up and use them as we might use a speed camera, but for noise.

"Work is ongoing to compile the results of that study into a report, so I hope to be able to report back to the House on that. I agree with her that this is a problem.

"For example, sometimes exhausts have been modified, both in motorcycles and cars, and for no other purpose but to make a huge amount of noise. We are certainly interested in finding solutions to that, and I will report back to the House."