New speed cameras have already been installed across 20 sites in the region with a “further 10” set to be rolled out soon. The project has seen brand new state-of-the-art technology introduced across the region after the old tools were considered “obsolete”.
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In a statement provided to Express.co.uk, Dorset Police revealed further cameras were set to be installed across the country.
They also revealed new cameras had been put into operation around some of the regions most popular towns including Bournemouth and Poole.
The statement said: “We have now installed the digital cameras at 20 out of 30 of our sites in Dorset with the further 10 sites to be rolled out in due course.
“The locations where they have currently been installed include a number of sites across Bournemouth and Poole.
“As well as the A35 at Chideock, the A351 at Sandford, the A350 and Charlton Marshall and Spetisbury and the A37 at Highcliffe.”
The high resolution 10Mp camera upgrades the devices from wet films cameras to digital technology.
The new cameras are capable of detecting offenders in up to four lanes of traffic and do not require white lines to function correctly.
Each camera has cost the Dorset Road Safety Partnership around £20,000 to upgrade with a total cost of £400,000 to complete the scheme.
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Dorset Police have covered the total cost of the upgrade which brings the tools back into the twenty-first century.
Dorset Police told Express.co.uk: “We do not have any comparison date available at this stage as to whether more detections are being made at the sites where the digital cameras have been installed.
“But we are not expecting a significant change as this move is more about a move from old ‘wet film’ technology, which is becoming obsolete, to digital rather than an increased capability.”
Dorset Road Safe have confirmed the new cameras can only detect traffic speed violations and are not an average speed camera.
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The new devices are not also compatible with Automatic Number Plate Recognition technology.
Information provided under the Freedom of Information Act shows over 19,000 speeding tickets were handed out to drivers in 2019.
A total of 19,602 fixed penalty notices were handed out to motorists over the course of the year with 2,417 handed out in March alone.
A breakdown of offences highlighted that 145 offences saw drivers exceed over 70mph on the road.
However, speeding offences were down on the 19,955 penalties handed out to drivers across Dorset in 2018.
Motorists caught speeding can be issued on on the spot fines of £100 and three penalty points on a driving licence.
In severe cases or where drivers challenge a fine they will be issued a court hearing where fines can increase.
If drivers are found guilty they could be fined up to £1,000 or £2,500 if they were driving on a motorway.
Drivers can also be issued extra penalty points and even face a temporary driving ban or have their licence suspended.
Samuel Nahk, spokesperson for road safety charity Brake said: “Breaking the speed limit by any amount can have devastating consequences, and drivers who selfishly ignore speed limits put not only themselves, but other road users, at serious risk.
“Speed cameras play a crucial role in enforcing our traffic laws, and are a proven, cost-effective way of reducing speed and preventing deaths and serious injuries.
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