A422 speed camera – 97 drivers caught in two hours

A mobile speed camera van was parked up along the Hennef Way in Banbury, close to the M40, between 6.30am and 8.30am on Monday, June 1.

Police caught 97 drivers exceeding the 40mph speed limit of the A422.

The highest recorded speed was 81mph and two large goods vehicles were also caught speeding.

A Thames Valley Police spokesman said: “Speeding significantly increases the risk of serious collisions and puts everyone in danger.

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“These figures highlight why our enforcement activity is so important.

“Please slow down, stick to the speed limits, and help keep our roads safe for everyone.”

Data reported on earlier this year revealed 69 per cent of speeding tickets handed out in Oxfordshire are from mobile speed camera vans.

Thames Valley Police caught 10,817 instances of speeding in the county for three months during the summer between July and September.

And of those, 7,512 vehicles were caught by somebody with a speed gun at the side of the road.

The worst area to get caught by a speed camera van is in the West Oxfordshire and Cherwell districts of the county, the data suggests, where 3,540 were caught in the three months.

Overall in Oxfordshire, fixed speed cameras flashed 3,305 times during the three months of summer, while mobile speed cameras recorded 7,512 instances of speeding.