The ASSET camera could soon be catching drivers on UK roads

A new super speed camera, the ASSET camera, has been designed to catch motorists committing five different offences at the same time, including those driving without insurance.

As well as speeding, the ASSET camera can:

  • Film inside a car and see if the driver is wearing a seatbelt
  • Measure distances between cars to identify tailgating
  • Catch motorists with out-of-date tax discs
  • Read number plates to identify drivers with no insurance

The trailer-mounted device, which cost £50,000 each, is connected to police computers and can instantly process prosecutions, the Daily Mail reported.

Testing finishes in Finland next year and the cameras are set be rolled out across Europe by 2013 under a £7.1million EU scheme.

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