How do average speed cameras work and are they effective?
Motoring experts have suggested that drivers should expect to see more average speed cameras on the roads in the years ahead.
GoSafe Safety Camera Locations – October 2023
Here are the mobile speed camera locations in South Wales for the month of October 2023, as provided by the GoSafe safety camera location search map
The 31 new speed cameras being switched on in Wales on Monday
A total of 31 new speed cameras will be switched on in Wales on Monday, June 26.
(more…)New AI speed camera being trialled in the UK, raises privacy concerns
The camera created by Redspeed International, can not only detect how far over the speed limit you are travelling, but it can also pick up people on their mobile phones, motorists not wearing their seatbelts, and how many passengers are in a vehicle.
More speed camera enforcement to police new 20mph default speed limit in Wales
Additional funds are being allocated to increased speed camera enforcement, to ensure compliance with the new default 20mph speed limit in built-up areas in Wales.
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Drivers warned about new ‘stealth’ speed camera vans
Drivers are being warned about a new generation of ‘stealth’ speed camera vans, which could be rolled out across the UK in the near future.
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Unmarked mobile police speed camera vans rolled out in a bid to improve safety
Northamptonshire Police has started rolling out what it calls ‘unmarked mobile enforcement vehicles’ across the county. The force says it is being done in a bid to reduce the number of people killed or seriously injured on its roads. There were 44 deaths there in 2022.
Vast majority of motorists want speed cameras to check tax, insurance and MOT, study finds
A survey of 2,000 motorists by road safety charity IAM RoadSmart found that 89% would be in favour of using existing technology to catch drivers flouting the law.
Motorists would back using speed cameras to catch tax and insurance cheats
A road safety charity is calling on the police to take note of the overwhelming support for using cameras to catch motorists flouting driving legislation.
New speed cameras on the M4 near Port Talbot are now live
Speed cameras on the M4 near Port Talbot are now operational, the Welsh Government has confirmed.
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Speed cameras installed on ‘Evo Triangle’
Average speed cameras have now been installed along the 20-mile stretch of roads known as the Evo Triangle.
Britain’s busiest speed camera Revealed
New figures have revealed a speed camera in Southampton, caught 51,049 drivers between 2015 and 2017.
Driver jailed 3 months for using a jammer
A businessman who attached a “jammer” to his BMW to dodge speed cameras has been jailed.
Speeds Camera installed on both Severn crossings
The new cameras, which are now in place on the approach to both bridges, are there to enforce the temporary speed limits on the narrow lanes which will be in place until work is finished next year.
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‘Long Ranger’ speed camera catches 1,200 motorists in first month
Footage of Britain’s biggest and newest speed camera dubbed the ‘Long Ranger’ has been released by police.
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Average speed cameras to be installed on the Evo Triangle
Average speed cameras are to be installed on the Evo Triangle following the funding from the Welsh Government, the transport secretary Ken Skates has announced.
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