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The NSW Opposition has backed growing community anger over an
unprecedented surge in fines from mobile speed cameras since warning signs were removed six months ago.
The latest figures show speed camera cars in NSW now earn
almost as much in one month as they previously earned in a year.
In the first six months of 2021, mobile speed cameras in NSW issued
$28 million in fines versus just
$2.9 million for the same period the prior year – an almost tenfold increase.
Above: A plain white Subaru Forester mobile speed camera car in NSW. Source: Nine News.
Of particular concern is the even sharper increase in the number of motorists issued speeding tickets for travelling at