Two additional mobile phone detection cameras will be installed to catch out distracted drivers
Using your phone while driving? It just got riskier. New mobile phone detection cameras will soon be switched on in Adelaide. Find out where.
Two new mobile phone detection cameras will be installed on Adelaide roads to catch out drivers using devices behind the wheel.
The new cameras on Payneham Rd at Felixstow and North East Rd at Valley View are expected to be switched on and operating by mid-2026.
Drivers caught illegally using their phones now face fines of $573, plus a $105 Victims of Crime Levy, as well as the loss of three demerit points.
All funds raised from the fines are returned to the Community Road Safety Fund.
Department for Infrastructure and Transport chief executive Jon Whelan said drivers were more than four times as likely to be involved in a crash while using a mobile phone when behind the wheel.
“The best outcome would be for these cameras not to generate any money through fines. I’m hopeful that they will continue to act as a strong deterrent and make sure people do the right thing,” he said.
An SA Police spokesman said mobile phone detections had “decreased” since the “introduction of expiation notices”, however, “too many people are still tempted to use their phones illegally while driving”.
“The downward trend shows that mobile phone detection cameras have made drivers stop and think about their mobile phone use,” he said.
“Our message to drivers is simple; leave your phone alone while driving.
“South Australian Police have adequate staff in place for the process of Mobile Phone Detection fines.”
The Department said it was continuing with stage three of the detection camera rollout, with an additional 15 cameras to be installed across six locations.
It’s not yet been determined where these new cameras will be installed.
New cameras were quietly installed on the northbound North-South Motorway gantry, near Croydon FC at Regency Park in October.
An SA Police spokesman said these spy-cams were originally located at Torrensville but were moved further north due to the roadworks.
Previously, it was revealed such cameras racked up more than $30 million in fines and levies in their first six months of operation — from June 19 last year.
New data shows nearly 80,000 expiation notices have been issued since the cameras began operating.
Amendments to the Australian road laws made earlier in June last year forbid drivers from holding mobile phones in any capacity, including in their lap.
Learner and P1 drivers are not permitted to use their phone, navigation, or hands-free Bluetooth, for any reason.
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