Mobile camera sites were seen to reduce speeding drivers by 18 per cent and stopped 70 per cent of excessively fast vehicles at fixed camera locations. This means that more than 2,500 people are seriously injured or harmed each year, due to speeding.
It comes after a drop in driver safety following the pandemic, as research reveals that one in four fatal crashes on UK roads occurs because of speeding. READ MORE: 'Hypochondriac' mum repeatedly sent home from hospital diagnosed with cancer The idea behind unmarked speed camera vans is to encourage consistently safe driving rather than drivers just slowing down for marked vans. Speed awareness technology provider, Road Angel, is urging motorists to take responsibility for driving within the limit regardless of enforcement measures being used by police.ĭespite common misconceptions about speed camera warnings, it is not a legal requirement for the police nor local authorities to warn motorists about any cameras up ahead. The vans are currently being rolled out in Northamptonshire, and if successful the rest of the country could also see undercover speed cameras. The 'stealth vans' are re-wrapped existing speed vans which are covered in a matte grey coating rather than the typical bright orange and yellow markings and are already being trialled in other areas.
Undercover speed vans could be rolled out across the West Midlands.
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