Nearly $10 million in fines have been handed out to drivers across Tasmania since the introduction of mobile speed cameras in 2022.
Operated by Sensys Gatso on behalf of the state government, the fleet of trailers has not only covered the costs of the three-year, $9.3 million road safety program that funded them but has also generated substantial revenue.
A total of around 65,000 speeding fines raked in $4.15 million from September 2022 to August 2023, with a further $4.28 million generated to March 2023.
Alongside speeding violations, the cameras caught 1,300 instances of mobile phone-related driving offences with fines totalling $500,000 and 2,400 seatbelt offences worth $960,000 in fines.
According to data obtained through Right to Information requests, the Southern Outlet at Kingston is the most popular spot for the cameras, with 230.28 hours spent on the side of the road.
Other top locations in the south include the Huon Highway, Brooker Highway and Channel Highway.
In the north, Bathurst Street in Launceston, the Bass Highway at Deloraine and the West Tamar Highway at Riverside are all frequently visited by the cameras.
Earlier this month, Pulse reported on a suspected angry road user who allegedly lit one of the cameras on fire while it was parked on Boyer Road at Bridgewater.
The Bridgewater Criminal Investigation Branch are looking into the incident and have asked for information to be passed onto police or Crime Stoppers anonymously.
