A super-camera capable of catching up to 50 times as many motorists as existing speed cameras is set to be introduced across the UK.
The new ZenGrab LaneWatch Mk2, which cost £17,000 apiece and feature twin lenses and night vision. They are attached to lampposts and do not require advance warning signs like conventional speed cameras.
Unlike existing camera systems, the ZenGrab can also be used to catch motorists who use bus lanes, make illegal U-turns and stray into box junctions.
Westminster Council has already tested the new system on two roads in central London. Documents from the council show that the ZenGrab system caught more than 1,000 offences in four weeks, compared to just 271 caught by conventional Gatso cameras in an entire year.
Local councils across the UK have expressed an interest in implementing the new system, with Manchester and Glasgow amongst the cities which have already installed ZenGrab cameras.
The move has come under criticism from motoring organisations. Paul Watters from the AA told the Daily Mail: "Sticking up cameras to enforce every minor contravention is bordering on the immoral."
Brian Donohoe, Labour MP for Central Ayrshire, who was fined in Glasgow for mistakenly pulling into a bus lane, said motorists "are being used as a cash cow. There is no other way of looking at it."
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