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UK Speed Camera Types - Overview
Below you will find an overview of each of the common speed-detection
devices commonly found on UK roads.
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| Gatso |
| The most popular and well known of the speed cameras. Takes a photo of the
rear of your vehicle if adjudged to have been speeding across the painted lines
in the road. |
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| TruVelo |
| Forward facing camera combining infra-red flash with piezo road strips in
the road which are at a set distance apart. |
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| SPECS |
| These cameras are usually spaced about 1/4 to 1/2 a mile apart. The first
one records your number plate as you pass as does the second. Based on the
distance between the two and the time taken to travel between the two, they
can determine
whether you were speeding or not (commonly known as 'average' speed cameras). |
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| Watchman |
| Not had Type Approval as yet but basically has two cameras, one for images
and one for number plate recognition (NPR). Can store/hold up to 10,00 number
plate events ! |
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| Speedcurb |
| From Monitron TM. Also used at traffic lights for red light 'jumpers'
This is new and uses digital cameras. |
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| DS2 |
| A discreet, set-up that utilises pressure sensors in the road. These sensors
are equally spaced and two speed readings are taken to ensure accuracy. These
areas can be manned or un-manned. |
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| Safety Camera Vans |
| Relatively new but in the main utilises laser technology on the frequency
904nM. Laser is very accurate and can be fired from a distance or close up.
The reading, along with a number plate is recorded on video. |
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| Mobile Laser |
| Hand-held versions of units in Safety Camera Vans. |
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