Camera on the M6

[D_T_W]

Coming north on the M6 about 15 miles south of Shap on Saturday, i passed under a bridge that had 3 cameras on it. The cameras were all mounted on tripods facing oncoming traffic, 1 per lane, with the various wires running to a van parked off the bridge behind a clump of trees just to the left of the motorway. The cameras were almost impossible to spot from a distance, and you could onyl see the van when you were about 50 feet from the bridge. They were plain white cameras, there was no warning signs that there was cameras ahead, and no high viz van next to them. Van was also plain white, though as i said it was parked off the bridge almost hidden from view.

Big question is, are these speed cameras? If they are, i may be a little spot of bother

[SS2.]

D_T_W said:

Big question is, are these speed cameras?

Your description sounds more like a mobile ANPR setup..

[10 Pence Short]

ANPR.

The only speed cameras you'll see on the M6 in Cumbria are the highly liveried scamera pratnership Transits.

[D_T_W]

Makes me feel slightly better. Cheers

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Definitely ANPR.

I've been past these a few times now - had to execute a sudden slowdown the first time I saw them.

You often see police cars waiting at the next junction or further up the road pulling cars over.

[freddytin]

Passed the same on Saturday morning, saw them in plenty of time, however I'm pretty certain the van parked to the left was NOT an unmarked tranny.

BTW I was informed that the same vehicles were used for ANPR and speeding....Sorry for the bad news

Edited by freddytin on Tuesday 20th November 21:10