New 20mph speed camera activated in Cardiff this month

A fixed 20mph speed camera in Cardiff will be activated later this month, with GoSafe announcing the device will be switched on on Tuesday, December 16.

The camera will be positioned on Wellington Street at its junction with Wells Street, where highways authorities have identified a heightened collision risk.

GoSafe has confirmed it will issue advice letters rather than immediate prosecutions during the first four weeks of operation. These letters will only be sent to motorists who haven’t previously received one in Wales, giving drivers an opportunity to familiarise themselves with speed limits before enforcement begins.

A GoSafe spokesperson explained: “These letters allow us to engage first and tell people the correct speed limit instead of using educational courses or prosecutions.

“We recognise that most people want to drive safely through their communities. However if they were unaware of the correct speed limit they may be regularly passing a fixed camera and unknowingly breaking the law.

“This could put people at risk of losing their licence. Using the advice letters supports our aim of making our roads safer and only using enforcement as a last resort.”

The organisation, which comprises 27 partners including Wales’s 22 unitary authorities, four Welsh police forces, and the Welsh Government, operates fixed speed cameras, red light cameras, average speed cameras, and mobile enforcement units across Wales.

GoSafe states its overall aim is to “make people safer on Welsh roads by reducing casualties and saving lives” through “providing education, enforcement, and engineering solutions across the roads in Wales”.