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This story was originally published on RNZ.co.nz and republished with permission.
Official figures show that the police’s most active and profitable mobile speed camera van is parked on State Highway 1 through Wellsford.
A mobile speed camera parked between Davies Road and School Road, a 50 km / h zone, has issued 18,294 tickets since January 2018, worth $ 1.135 million.
Nick Monro / RNZ
Traffic on State Highway 1 in Wellsford, north of Auckland.
The chamber location has issued more than twice as many fines as the next most prolific location during that three-year period.
The summer vacation period is the most common time for motorists to be ticketed through Wellsford.
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In December of last year, 3,846 fines worth $ 173,660 were issued.
That’s 124 tickets and $ 5,600 in fines every day.
Simon O’Connor / Stuff
Official figures show that the police’s most active and profitable mobile speed camera van is parked on State Highway 1 through Wellsford (file photo).
The mobile speed camera handed out fines worth $ 123,340 in January 2019 and fines worth $ 85,280 in January this year, while issuing thousands of fines.
Further north, State Highway 1 west of Kawakawa is New Zealand’s most profitable 100km / h stretch of highway.
Between Moerewa and Pakaraka, mobile cameras have issued fines worth $ 447,000 to 3,764 motorists.
The next highest amount on the open road is State Highway 1 between Taihape and Hunterville, where tickets worth $ 375,760 were issued to 4656 drivers.
Fines increase dramatically during the summer months as people leave for the Christmas or New Year holidays.
This story was originally published on RNZ.co.nz and republished with permission.
