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Has anybody else noticed the new cameras that have appeared on the main routes in & out of Taunton? They look like CCTV cameras and are mounted on black posts.

My best guess is that they are ANPR cameras checking for tax/insurance as they don't look like speed cameras and are not located in obvious speeding locations (one between two roundabouts by Crosskeys pub on way out of town). There is also one just past the crematorium on the A38 towards Wellington. Haven't been out the other side of town for a week or so, but I suspect there'll be more on the other main routes.

If I'm right about what they are then I'm not bothered at all 'cos I don't ride without tax/insurance, and it might take potentially dangerous tossers off the road, but it'd be nice to be sure.

It'd also be interesting to know if they are ANPR; do they register and store your details everytime you pass? sort of like tracking peoples movements in & out of town.

hope they're not speed cameras, blasted past the crematorium yesterday

thay do sound like anpr cameras.
like u say as long as u have tax and insurance u have nothing to worry about.........for the time being anyway.
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the ones u have to look out for are the SPECS cameras which are average speed cameras so you can get done for speeding
http://www.speedcamerasuk.com/SPECS.htm

I was thinking the same thing yesterday driving thru barnstaple, theres these 8ft high,black,flat-topped poles sprouting up along roadsides everywhere that look a bit suspect......

Theres 2 of those gone up in cowley bridge road (exeter) beside the Speed camera

Aren't some of them those sat nav cameras that measure traffic movements to let you know if your chosen route is moving ok, you see those round a bit but they are usually the blue ones mounted on a pole.......

delvey91 wrote:Theres 2 of those gone up in cowley bridge road (exeter) beside the Speed camera

they r definitely anpr cameras.......been past them a few times on my travels

I too have noticed these 'strange' cameras! Whilst searching for answers I came across this ... Possible answers!


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