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Scots roads fitted with new hi-tech speed cameras to help catch rule-breaking drivers

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Speeding motorists in Scotland's central belt face a new crackdown from hi-tech enforcement cameras.Transport Scotland has splashed out £500,000 on the distinctive yellow “Spot” cameras, which are mounted on yellow gantries and work in a different way to regular speed cameras.

The devices use an invisible infra-red light combined with number plate recognition to detect motorists speeding on normal roads or running red lights, and “amber gamblers” who speed up on approach to junctions.

A Scottish Government spokesman said: “Each camera type is able to perform only the function that it has Home Office Type Approval for, in this case the enforcement of speed restrictions.” Don't miss the latest news from around Scotland and beyond - Sign up to

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