West Midlands police speed camera vans have caught thousands of speeding drivers in Birmingham this year, with mobile units proving more effective than fixed cameras due to their unpredictable locations.
Top Hotspots for Speed Camera Fines
Freedom of information data obtained by BirminghamLive reveals the roads where drivers have been fined most often so far this year. Fort Parkway, between Spitfire Island and Fort Retail Park near the M6, tops the list with 774 speeding penalties issued since January.
Other hotspots include Heartlands Parkway and Eachelhurst Road in Sutton Coldfield, where hundreds of fines have also been recorded.
How Mobile Units Operate
The marked vans, known as mobile units, move around the West Midlands visiting hotspot roads. They tend to park up at those with the biggest speeding issues most often, making it impossible for motorists to know their exact location or time of operation.
According to West Midlands police, the mobile camera vans are part of a broader crackdown on speeding to improve road safety across the region.
