Drivers pay out over £500 million in fines because of variable speed cameras

Staff writer
File photo dated 09/10/06 of Average Speed Cameras monitoring heavy congestion on the South bound carriageway of the M1 motorway, as faster speed limits beside motorway roadworks are being trialled to beat delays while routes are improved and repaired.
File photo dated 09/10/06 of Average Speed Cameras monitoring heavy congestion on the South bound carriageway of the M1 motorway, as faster speed limits beside motorway roadworks are being trialled to beat delays while routes are improved and repaired.


Motorists in the UK have forked out over £526 million in speeding fines since 2013.

A single speed camera in Bristol has taken over £4 million since 2014.

The camera, which is located between junctions 19 and 20 of the M4 motorway, is the biggest earning speed camera in the UK.

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