The Rosewhite man was driving along the Great Alpine Road at Everton on Wednesday when he noticed the first camera car about 1.30pm. 

The man, 35, allegedly became agitated after believing he had been booked and parked in front of the vehicle, blocking its view, before driving towards a second speed camera car at Bowmans Forest. 

He blocked the second vehicle and got out of his car and let one of the vehicle’s tyres down. 

The man had clearly been agitated and exchanged words with the operators of the speed cameras, who were sitting inside the cars. 

The cars are fitted with constantly running security cameras to film and deter such incidents.

Leading Senior Constable Anthony Short said the man had been charged with two counts of obstructing and tampering with a traffic camera car. 

“He was aggrieved at the traffic cameras,” he said. 

“It doesn’t give him a right to act in the manner that he did. 

“As a result, he’s going to face court over it.”

Leading Senior Constable Bernard Murphy said he knew of three such incidents in the Myrtleford region in the past four years, with people upset about receiving fines. 

“It’s reprehensible,” he said. 

“If a person is not happy about the placement of the cars or receiving a fine, they can forward their concerns or grievances to an ombudsman.

“They have no right to do that.

“They certainly shouldn’t go out and take the law into their own hands.”

The cameras are operated by a private company for Victoria Police, Leading Senior Constable Murphy said.

“We will get stills of the footage which is always very clear and is good evidence for us,” Leading Senior Constable Murphy said.

“The cars are also equipped with an alarm that can be hit that goes to the company and then police are informed.

“There have been incidents throughout Victoria and Australia where operators have been assaulted, vehicles damaged and cameras destroyed.

“People think it’s their way of getting retribution. They’re fairly significant offences.”

Police are asking anyone who witnessed the incidents to phone Myrtleford officers on (03) 5752 1003 or Crime Stoppers.