Police reveal locations of speed camera vans on major Cumbrian roads

Speed camera vans will be in place on the A66, the A595, and the M6.  Police reveal the location of their speed camera vans each day and place them in known speeding hotspots.  A freedom of information request by the News and Star revealed the highest speeds recorded during 2024.

The highest speed recorded in Carlisle city centre was 71 miles per hour and the highest recorded in Whitehaven was 64 miles per hour. Drivers have also been breaking the law in parts of the county with low speed limits. The fastest speed recorded in a 20 mile per hour zone in Cumbria was 45 miles per hour and the fastest speed recorded in 30 miles per hour zone was a shocking 78 miles per hour. The busiest speed cameras in Cumbria were located on the A591 at Ings travelling east, the A66 at Kirkby Thore travelling west and the A66 at Kirkby Thore travelling east.

READ MORE: Lake District tourists urged to leave 'no trace' over bank holiday | News and Star[1] A driver was recorded at a speed of more than 130 miles per hour which was the fastest recorded in Cumbria in 2024. A spokesperson for Cumbria Police said: "Today our Road Safety Camera vans will be operating on the A5086 between Cockermouth & Egremont, the A66 east of Penrith, the M6 J37 - J40 and the A595 between Cockermouth & Thursby.

"Please drive carefully."

References

1. ^ Lake District tourists urged to leave 'no trace' over bank holiday | News and Star (www.newsandstar.co.uk)