More than 17,000 drivers were caught speeding on a stretch of the M4 last year. Data obtained by BristolLive via a Freedom of Information request has revealed the motorway speed cameras in the Bristol region to have issued the most tickets.
The figures show the speed camera located on the M4's eastbound carriageway between Junction 20 and 19 caught the highest number of drivers speeding in 2023, detecting 17,527 drivers. The camera located on the Severn Beach rail line overbridge on the southbound carriageway of the M32 came second, with 12,941 drivers caught.
During that period, the highest speed recorded in the Avon and Somerset Police area was 159mph, the force said. Here are the speed cameras in the Avon and Somerset Police force area that caught the highest number of drivers speeding:
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- M4 Junction 20-19 Eastbound: 17527
- M32 Severn Beach rail line overbridge to end of M32 southbound: 12941
- A303 Between Podimore Roundabout and Hazelgrove Roundabout westbound: 12005
- M5 Northbound Junction 16: 9390
- M4 Junction 19-20 Westbound: 7621
- M5 J16-17 Southbound: 4880
- M5 J17-16 Northbound: 3901
- A303 Between Podimore Roundabout and Hazelgrove Roundabout Eastbound: 3301
- . M5 Junction 20, Near Kenn Road: 2440
- . Lansdown Ln: 2128
The figures also revealed Bristol was the area in the region where the highest number of drivers were caught speeding in the 12-month period (45,002), followed by South Gloucestershire (44,036) and then North Somerset (10,794).
