speed camera

British

noun

a fixed camera that photographs vehicles breaking the speed limit on a certain stretch of road

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National Highways said it had found 2,650 wrongful speed camera activations since 2021 due to a delay between cameras and variable speed signs.

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He activated a speed camera and was issued with a speeding ticket.

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The council also said that there are 20mph speed limit reminder signs on every lamp post between the end of the old 20mph section and the speed camera, which has a 20mph reminder.

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"We are also looking at our options for the future repair of the damaged speed camera along Gors Avenue," it said.

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There's confusion when I first arrive at the co-ordinates I have for the speed camera which has caught 8,000 drivers this year - there's no sign of it.

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