Map reveals Britain’s speed camera hotspots with over 17k drivers hit with fines on one A-road alone – is one near you?

OVER 17,000 motorists were deed by fines connected 1 of the UK’s astir notorious velocity camera hotspots successful the abstraction of conscionable 8 months.

Locals adjacent judge the tricky junction has been purposely acceptable up to drawback drivers retired - successful what immoderate suggest to beryllium a increasing inclination crossed the country.

In a caller study by the Daily Mail, seasoned operator Brian Staples, who’s besides an organiser for the Griffins Head Classic Car Club, points retired England’s astir prolific velocity camera - located connected the A38 successful Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire.

This camera has caught 17,498 drivers successful conscionable 8 months – implicit 70 drivers a time – generating millions of pounds for the government.

Brian said: “This is simply a sneaky velocity trap.

“Drivers are already confused by the roadworthy signs and lights, and this camera is conscionable a money-making machine.”

It's adjacent suggested the junction is deliberately designed to drawback motorists, arsenic the roadworthy starring to the camera has a 70mph bounds that abruptly drops to 50mph, and past to 30mph adjacent the crossroads, with an mean velocity camera overhead.

The abrupt changes, combined with 22 postulation lights, mean it's casual for immoderate operator to get caught.

It seems velocity cameras similar these are wide crossed the UK.
Legal Expert, a law firm, has compiled a database of the astir progressive velocity cameras successful Britain, with the 1 successful Nottinghamshire successful apical spot.

A Freedom of Information request revealed that implicit 5.2 cardinal speeding tickets were issued successful the 12 months ending April 5, with an estimated 9 cardinal successful total.

Nationwide, velocity cameras make astir £1 cardinal annually.

Fines for speeding commencement astatine £100 positive 3 punishment points, but for superior offences, similar driving implicit 100mph, fines tin scope £1,000 and £2,500 connected motorways, and pb to a driving ban.

Brian acknowledges the information facet of velocity cameras, but helium fears the peculiar 1 connected the A38 is being utilized arsenic a currency cow.

He besides argues that drivers should beryllium treated fairer.

The 76-year-old, who drives a classical Daimler Dart, said: “Drivers should beryllium sent a informing the archetypal clip they're caught.

“Hiding cameras oregon utilizing confusing signage doesn’t marque the roads safer.”

Motoring experts similar Nicholas Lyes of IAM RoadSmart and Simon Williams of the RAC accent the equilibrium betwixt information and enforcement.

Speed cameras tin forestall accidents, but galore drivers presumption them arsenic gross generators.

The RAC highlights that velocity cameras person contributed to reducing roadworthy fatalities, with 1,645 deaths recorded past year.

The authorities estimates that speeding is simply a origin successful 20% of deaths, meaning these cameras whitethorn person saved implicit 300 lives.

This comes arsenic hundreds of drivers are being caught retired scrolling connected their phones oregon not wearing seatbelts successful a caller proceedings of AI cameras.

The devices tin "see wrong your car" to cheque whether you are paying due attraction to the roadworthy arsenic good arsenic conscionable measuring your speed.

Police forces crossed the state are participating successful a test-run of the tech to spot however effectual it is astatine improving road safety.

Check retired our enactment representation to spot wherever this caller camera tech is being implemented.

Elsewhere, a caller "sound camera" has been launched to drawback noisy drivers who blast euphony and rev their engines excessively loudly.

Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, is 1 of 4 spots crossed the UK wherever the caller high-tech gadget is being tested.