Are M6 speed cameras always on?
Are M6 speed cameras always on? The variable speed cameras are only switched on at certain times, keeping motorists guessing. More than 3,500 have been clocked breaking the temporary 40mph speed limit on the stretch of motorway during this year alone - 19 every day on average.
What is the speed limit on the M6 junction 7 and 8?
A total of 847 drivers were caught breaking the 50mph limit between junctions 7 and 8 in 2022, up to June, and another 453 for breaching 60mph. Another stretch of the M6 where drivers are caught in huge numbers is between the M54 exit near Wolverhampton and Junction 10 for Walsall, heading southbound.
What are the GREY speed cameras on the M6?
The cameras, called the Hadecs3, will help enforce variable speed limits on motorways. But when the speed limit is at its normal 70mph they will not be switched off and can catch people going over the national speed limit.
Do speed cameras flash once or twice?
Average speed cameras do not have a flash. They use infrared illuminators so that they can read your number plate as you go past, even when it is dark. These are on all the time, but the human eye cannot see IR wavelengths. The speed is calculated afterwards from the time it takes you to pass between sets of cameras.
Are speed cameras active on M6?
M6 stretch where speed cameras are catching thousands of drivers. Thousands of drivers have already been fined this year for speeding on a specific stretch of the M6 motorway. Motorists have been caught breaking temporary speed limits on the M6, where smart motorways are in use.