The number of fines issued for speeding offences has increased drastically since the NSW government removed mobile speed camera warning signs, according to data released by Revenue NSW.
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In November, the NSW government revealed they would be removing the road signs warning motorists of upcoming mobile speed cameras.
Initially NSW Transport Minister Andrew Constance said the signs would be phased out over 12 months but by December the vast majority of warning signs were gone with residents spotting unsigned speed checks throughout the Riverina.
Prior to the change, signs had to be placed 250 metres ahead of and 50 metres after a mobile speed camera.
Since the change, the number of speeding offences detected and fines issued has increased significantly at three of the four regularly used mobile camera sites in Albury.
The region's most profitable mobile speed camera, monitoring southbound traffic on Mate Street, North Albury, detected 14 people speeding in December 2020 costing residents $3198.
The December detections generated almost as much money as the camera did across seven other months of 2020, $3416. Revenue NSW has only has data for that mobile detection spot for eight months of 2020.
In January 2020, six fines were recorded, in June four fines were issued. Only one fine was recorded in April, August and July, while three were issued in both September and October.
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The southbound camera on North Albury's Mate Street recorded eight fines for exceeding the speed limit in December 2020 worth $1146, Revenue NSW figures show.
In December 2019 it recorded one offence, generating $280.
The westbound mobile camera on Kaitlers Road, Lavington, detected seven speeding infringements in December 2020, worth $861.
Only one fine was issued the month previous, costing $123.
The Northbound mobile speed camera on Wagga Road, Lavington, actually caught fewer people speeding in December 2020 than it did in December 2019.
Two fines were issued in December 2020, worth $408, while 12 were issued in 2019 costing $2289.
Across the state, revenue from speeding fines has more than tripled, with Nine News reporting $2.5 million was generated in December 2020, a significant increased on the $400,000 gathered in December 2020.
As part of the program, the government has also removed reflective signage from a number of cars in its fleet and increased the number of hours they're in use.
Member of the NSW Legislative Council Wes Fang has publicly accused the government of revenue raising.
Digital journalists with The Border Mail.
Digital journalists with The Border Mail.
