Britain’s most profitable speed cameras REVEALED!
The most productive camera charges £1661 a day The same camera racked up over 6000 speeding offences in just one year
Top insurance company Carole Nash has identified the UK speed cameras raking in the most cash fines. Some of the yellow boxes are racking up THOUSANDS of speeding offences a year with the biggest earning automated traffic watchers pulling in more than £1600 a DAY! Despite the camera boxes being painted in bright yellow and plenty of warning signs for motorists that speeding will result in a fine and points on a licence it seems as though these particular units are pulling in unbelievably big bucks day after day.
The nation’s highest earning speed cameras have been revealed, as part of new research from Carole Nash Insurance Consultants.
The UK insurance broker submitted freedom of information requests to the UK’s largest county police constabularies. The results reveal which speed cameras have caught the most instances of motorists breaking the speed limit over one year and highlight the dangerous areas of the UK’s roads where motorists are advised to take extra care.
Located just south of Grantham in Lincolnshire, motorists driving northbound along this stretch of the A1 racked up the most fines in the UK, according to the new data. The camera charged an average of £1661 a day in just one year, making it one of the most lucrative cameras in the country.
Bikers and drivers travelling along the M180 close to Scunthorpe are also prone to speeding, with a camera on this stretch of road, west of the River Trent, racking up 5853 speeding offences in a year, totalling £583,500. Unsurprisingly, Britain’s busiest motorway had two locations The data revealed Britain’s five highest earning speed cameras were: 1. A1 / Great Ponton North Bound, Lincolnshire –
£606,400 2. M180 West of River Trent, Scunthorpe – £583,500 3. M25 London Orbital junction 17-18, Rickmansworth
– £538,500 4. M25 London Orbital between junction 5 and Clacket
Lane Services – £373,300 5. A12 Stratford St Mary Southbound – £305,400
that featured in Britain’s five highest earning speed cameras.
A camera between junctions 17 and 18 of the M25, close to Rickmansworth, was responsible for 5385 speeding tickets in one year, with motorists travelling an average of 62mph in the 50mph zone. A camera between junction 5 and Clacket Lane Services on the London Orbital issued 3723 fines to motorists who were averaging 61mph on this 50mph stretch of road.
Rebecca Donohue, head of marketing at Carole Nash, said: “With some speed cameras issuing
tickets that amount to well into the hundreds of thousands it’s understandable that, at times, motorists feel like they are being taxed again.
“It’s really important to remember that such cameras are put in place to reduce accidents and save the lives of motorists and bikers, something which is far more important than any amount of money.
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