The police have been conducting speed checks in St Mark’s, catching one car doing 47mph in the 30mph zone.

One endorsable fixed penalty notice was issued, meaning a fine of £120 and penalty points being added to the individual’s licence.

Speeding in the small southern village has long been an issue, with a 2020 survey finding that 64% of people speed through the village, breaking its 30mph limit.

A crash in January heightened residents’ fears.

Last year a 40mph ’buffer zone’ was introduced on the southern approach to St Mark’s, coming from the direction of Ballasalla.

Malew Commissioners chair Nigel Bazley said he would rather have seen a 20mph limit in the village, and that he did not think the buffer zone has had that great of an impact.

He added that he thought ultimately the only way to slow people down coming through villages like it would be either the introduction of traffic islands, or average speed cameras.

’I don’t think putting signs up necessarily stops people.

’Speed guns [and cameras] stop people because they get fined.

’The most effective way of getting somebody do something is hitting them in the pocket.’

Mr Bazley stressed that ’it’s the things that catch people’s attention, things that change [that have an impact’].

He gave an example of the flashing beacon and lights at the Ballasalla zebra crossing for which commissioners had campaigned.

They had had no reports of near misses since they were installed.

The police have also stated that during the lockdown they would welcome any suggestions from island residents of where to carry out speed checks if they feel that there is a speeding issue in their local area.