More than 39,000 letters have been sent to Suffolk drivers since the £400,000 mobile number plate recognition system scheme was launched across the county a year ago.
Suffolk County Council revealed that the sites with the biggest number of letters generated from a single visit are at the A1088 at Fakenham Magna, with 1,800 letters, and the A1120 at Earl Stonham with 1,700 letters.
In September 2022, ten Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) Speed Indicator Devices (SIDs) have been set to be rotated around sites that struggle with speeding or rat-running problems on roads with a 20- or 30-mph speed limit.
The devices display the speeds of drivers as they approach, encouraging them to slow down.
A Suffolk County Council spokesperson said that no fines have been issued since the two-year trial scheme launched, as the project aims to educate the drivers rather than fine them.
However, the council issued almost 40,000 letters to drivers who exceeded the speed.
They added: “We have ten ANPR devices, which are rotated around different locations all around the county. Basically, they’re installed in one location for a week, and then moved to a new location.
“No fines have been issued to date. This is an education project, intended to remind drivers that they need to slow down and keep to the speed limit.”
When drivers continue to ignore the speed limit, the ANPR camera will take a picture of them and record the date, time, speed, vehicle registration, and a photo of the vehicle.
In certain cases, persistent offenders will be reported to Suffolk Constabulary and, while no one will be prosecuted as a direct result of the devices, they may be visited by a police officer who will speak to them about their driving.
Suffolk Police and Crime Commissioner Tim Passmore added: "As a member of Suffolk Roadsafe, I was very pleased to support this County Council initiative to improve road safety across the county."
"Speeding is one of the main issues the public raises with me, so anything we can do to remind drivers to keep to the speed limit is to be applauded."
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