A new hi-tech speed camera has handed out nearly five penalties an hour to the annoyance of motorists in a quiet, rural town.

The newly installed speed camera on Ashburton Road in Newton Abbot in Devon was first activated in August, according to a Freedom of Information request.

By October 10, there were 6,000 speeding offences recorded by the ‘trap’.

The hi-tech camera can detect seat belt and even mobile phone offences, the Mid-Devon Advertiser reported.

When it was installed, Devon County Council and the police justified the decision for the camera, citing the high number of serious crashes involving vulnerable road users and traffic regularly exceeding the 30mph limit.

But drivers are outraged and argue that it is hidden with poor signage.

Trevor Sillifant, 67, drives through the

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