Worrying new ‘Speed camera’ app lets anyone clock speeds and shop drivers from a phone

More than one in six speeding offences detected by police in England and Wales is cancelled, according to data from the RAC.

Of the 2.4 million speeding cases recorded in the 12 months to the end of March last year, 400,000 – 17 percent – had been dismissed, analysis of Home Office data revealed.

It said offences were dropped against motorists for a number of reasons, including faulty and incorrectly calibrated speed cameras.

There were also delays in issuing notices of intended prosecution and a lack of resources to bring cases to court.