Mobile speed camera signs to return in NSW

Signs will be reintroduced to mobile speed cameras in NSW – but they won’t be the warnings that you remember.

Large warning signs will be put onto the roof of every mobile speed camera vehicle in a partial government backflip to fix a contentious policy that saw speeding fines skyrocket.

All mobile speed cameras will also be marked in a policy to make them even more visible to motorists.

Warning signs won’t be reinstated before mobile speed cameras, but Deputy Premier Paul Toole said drivers will still be able to see the new signs in time to slow down if they are paying attention.

Fines issued by mobile speed cameras have skyrocketed since warning signs were removed. Source: Supplied.

“They are large enough and obvious enough that anyone that’s paying attention on our roads should see them in time to be able to adjust their behaviour before being caught if they have slipped slightly over the speed limit,” he said.

He said reverting to the original policy had been considered but the government decided against a total backflip.

Mobile speed camera warning signs which make drivers aware that they are approaching a camera vehicle won’t be reintroduced. Instead a sign will go on the top of the vehicle. NSW. Supplied

Mr Toole said the large signs on the top of the car will be “more visible” than small signs on the ground ahead of the cameras.

Safety of operators needing to put signs next to the road under the old policy was also considered in the policy change.

“They are in a different format, but these signs are coming back and we’ll explore other options as well if need be,” he said.

The partial U-turn comes after Premier Dominic Perrottet revealed to The Daily Telegraph last month that he had asked Mr Stokes and Mr Toole to “look at” how to change the mobile speed camera enforcement program.

Mr Perrottet said he has concerns that removing warning signs had placed too much of a focus on “revenue raising,” rather than safety.