UK's speed cameras, where they're on and where they're not

[Darren]

Some interesting data, courtesy of the BBC and their PostCode Lottery series, reveals which speed camera partnerships have the largest percentage of their speed camera arsenal active, and which don't.

Cumbria, West Mercia and Sussex take the lead with 100% of their cameras active. Gwent, Leicestershire and London have approximately 50% of their cameras active at any one time and bringing up the rear are Derbyshire, Staffordshire and Thames Valley have a lowly 12% or less of their cameras are in use at any one time.

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Darren Griffin

[M8TJT]

Shame they didn't tell us which are active and which are not. Unless you live in Sussex etc.

[DennisN]

Hmmm. But is that speed cameras or speed camera boxes? From my past experience there is a difference ("they" don't have cameras in every box). For example (and my geography is not yer top ability) does West Mercia include M42?
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Dennis

If it tastes good - it's fattening.

Two of them are obesiting!!

[Privateer]

[scarymonkey]

[Pieman1972]

We're never sure whether the statics in Pompey are on or off as last April the City Council were not going to fund them anymore......

http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/news/transport/portsmouth_pulls_the_plug_on_fixed_speed_cameras_1_2555605

Or is it just a wheeze ?

[M8TJT]

Presumably you did notice the date of that report:grin:

[ddavenpo]

Well I drive around the country a lot and always checkout every Gatso and Red Light camera I go past (when going the other way of course) and I would say that at least 90% are empty almost all of the time so would question this as highly suspicious data (ie police propaganda). On the other hand I also agree that they do move them around and that the really are trying to catch you as much as they can so you have to treat them all as in use anyway. They hold all the cards.

Re the Gatsos they are putting up by the hundreds on motorways (aka 'Variable Speed Control' areas) these are at least as empty if you look which you can in most sections (again going the other way) but again you can't afford to take the risk.

On the subject of police forces and areas though - is there a link or other data anywhere which defines where the areas and borders are ?

[george57l]

Was there any more data than in your summary above, and of so can we have a link to the original story/data, please? Thanks.

[Andy_P]

[pcaouolte]

Yes, its obvious from the outside if a camera is loaded into the box. Look at the window that the camera looks out of and you can see the lens. It's easy enough to see from the opposite side of the road whilst driving.
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[M8TJT]

[pcaouolte]

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