France’s income from speed cameras hits a five-year high

THE DEVICES BROUGHT IN €707 MILLION IN 2022 AND THAT FIGURE IS EXPECTED TO RISE AGAIN THIS YEAR France’s income from speed cameras hit €707 million in 2022 - a five-year high. The figures,

published ON RADARS-AUTO.COM and taken from France’s public accounts office _la Cour des comptes_, show revenue over the last nine years. The Covid pandemic and the _gilets jaunes_ protests

- which saw speed cameras vandalised - contributed to a drop in receipts in the last three years. Income was €561 million in 2019, rising steadily to reach €655 million in 2021. But in

passing the €700 million mark last year, income was the third highest since 2013. It peaked at €824 million in 2017, up from 760 million the year before. Additionally, the €707 million

figure only includes base fines - the amount if the penalty is paid immediately. Taking into account income from fines that increased because they were not settled on time, the figure would

rise by an estimated €200 million. Radars-auto.com says income is expected to increase in 2023, with the number of speed cameras in France set to hit 5,600. The cost of maintaining speed

cameras is also considerable, said _la Cour des comptes_. It is forecast to hit €332.8 million this year, €1.2 million less than in 2022. These costs include the maintenance of cameras, and

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