New 'Wi-Fi' speed camera could catch out more couriers
Date: 25 April 2008
A new kind of speed camera could be deployed near Newham, which may catch out couriers and owner drivers in the area.
'Wi-Fi' speed cameras are being rolled out along a stretch of the A13, in a trial that could see them extended across the UK, the Newham Recorder reports.
In fact, no fewer than 34 have been set up along a five-mile stretch of the A13 between Canning Town and Dagenham.
"Unlike ordinary speed cameras, which are already installed in many places along the highway and 'snap' vehicles at just one point, the new devices communicate with each other, enabling them to track a car as it moves," the website writes.
"Drivers travelling between any two cameras have their average speed automatically calculated by a computer. Those above the limit are liable to a £60 fine and three points on their licence."
In fact, no courier drivers or other motorists will be fined during the trial, but if the scheme is rolled out it will make it harder for couriers to avoid being snapped by braking before a speed camera.
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