subject: Uks Most 'cost Effective' Speed Camera [print this page] It has materialised that a new speed camera erected on a road where there has been just one severe accident in over ten years, has brought in over 1.3m pound in profits from speeding motorists per year. It has been daubed Britain's most lucrative speed camera and has been named and shamed by an angry local community.
The controversial camera, which has been described as one of the most lucrative in Britain, has captured on average 1,843 motorists per month. And with the average fine for speeding 60, that equates to 1,327,140 each year.
The cameras location is Poole in Dorset on a 30mph section of road on a dual carriageway. The camera was initially erected to catch motorists jumping the red lights nearby; however the camera has since been converted to also trigger when motorists speed through the green light and is one of the first in the country to do so.
There has been only one serious accident on the road in over ten years, even so the camera was converted prompting fears from motoring groups that the camera was merely converted in order to 'milk the motorist' and catch unaware drivers who may only be going a mile or two above the limit. Furthermore, the 30mph limit on the stretch of road is said to be to low for a dual carriageway, with he limit on this type of road usually 40.
As a result of the cameras positions, the low speed limit and the fact it works regardless of green or red lights, drivers who thought they were driving legally have been caught travelling just a few miles over the limit. The road the camera is situated upon is a wide dual carriageway, with an industrial estate on one side, and a harbour on the other. The revenue generated by this one camera dwarfs the amount generated by other cameras, delivering evidence that something is seriously wrong with the setup.
A temporary Camera at road works on the A1139 in Peterborough earlier this year was, on average issuing 3000 tickets per month, generating 3.2m per year.
