Average Speed Cameras

You see these usually through the roadwork section on main A roads or Motorways. We currently have 4 trial areas in Warwickshire where you will also see average speed cameras. These cameras use ANPR technology to read the number plate of every vehicle passing the entry camera and record the distance to the exit camera over time, calculating the average speed the vehicle was travelling to cover the known distance between the two. 

Motorway Cameras 

These are known as Hadecs Cameras and are mounted on overhead gantries along the motorway. They can cover all lanes simultaneously and enforce both the National Speed limit of 70 and any variable speed limits displayed on the overhead gantry.  They can also capture Red X offences. If the overhead gantry is lit with a mandatory instruction, then the cameras are live and ready to capture offences.  

Fixed Cameras

These are static cameras on the side of the road that capture offences by photographing the vehicle committing them. Markings in the carriageway enable secondary checks to verify accuracy.  Cameras are used to protect vulnerable road users and encourage compliance with speed limits.  Follow the link here to find the locations of the fixed cameras in the county.

Mobile cameras

These can be operated inside marked Police vehicles, hand-held by the operator or placed on tripods at the side of the road. The flexibility of these devices means they can be deployed in areas where there have been a high number of collisions, in which speed was a contributing factor, or in areas of community concern. 

Speeding Ticket

If you receive a Section 172 Request / Notice of Intended Prosecution, commonly known as a speeding ticket, you or a company that receives the letter must complete and return the form within 28 days.  Did you know that failure to do so is a separate offence which carries a harsher penalty than the original speeding offence? If you need further information or help completing the form, please follow the link here.