Mobile cameras catch out over 30,000 drivers across county

MORE than 30,000 motorists have been caught out by mobile speed cameras across the city and county.

An investigation by the Post× using Freedom of Information powers found 30,893 motorists fell foul of the sometimes sneakily deployed mobile camera units.

The information divulged covers the period between September 2019 and September 2020.

An A50 location near Uttoxeter caught by far the most speeding motorists, snaring 3,095 drivers.

And in Longton, between the A50 and A500 where the speed limit is 50mph, a further 1,081 drivers were clocked breaking the speed limit and issued fines or Notice of Intended Prosecutions (NIPS).

A statement attached to the Freedom of Information request said: “Offences detected pertains to the number of NIPS that have been issued.

“Not all of these are necessarily ‘fines’ – there are alternative methods of disposal, for example a speed awareness course may be offered/completed or an individual may elect to have their case heard at court.”

Moorlands speed camera locations, number of offences recorded and speed limit:

B5053 Froghall Road/ High Street, Ipstones – from the crossroad junction with Church Lane/brookfields. 142 offences in a 30mph speed limit.

■ A522 Leek Road, Cheadle – from its island junction with Tape Street to the speed limit change (140 / 30mph).

■ A521 Delphouse Road/ The Green, Cheadle – from the speed limit change prior to Draycott Crossroad (128 / 30mph).

■ A522 Cheadle Road, Upper Tean – from the junction with High Street to the end of the route (117 / 30mph).

■ A50 Near Checkley – between SOS telephone box 1177A to SOS telephone box 1224A (266 / 70mph).

■ B5032 Gallows Green/ Denstone Lane, Alton – from the change in speed limit upon entering Alton (75 / 30mph).

■ Tower Hill Road, Brown Lees – from junction with Newpool Terrace/brook Street (58 / 30mph).

A522 Uttoxeter Road, Checkley – from start of route and speed limit change near Fole (56 / 40mph).