Mobile digital road safety cameras are used across Victoria’s roads to enforce speed limits. They can be used anywhere, at any time. They help stop speeding and make our roads safer.
These cameras are used in unmarked vehicles and on trailers at approved locations(opens in a new window) across Victoria. They help stop speeding anywhere and at any time. There are no warning signs at these locations. But the vehicles and trailers are placed where passing drivers can see them and are not hidden on purpose.
How mobile digital road safety cameras work
Mobile digital road safety cameras use radar technology to measure the speed and direction of vehicles.
The Victorian Government uses Gatso T-Series Mobile Digital Road Safety Cameras.
Gatso T-Series Mobile Digital Road Safety Cameras can:
- monitor up to 6 lanes of traffic
- detect vehicles travelling in both directions
- detect multiple vehicles at the same time.
The camera works at any time of day or night and in all weather conditions.
If a vehicle that is detected by the camera is speeding, the camera takes an image of the vehicle to record the offence. The camera system automatically adds a target vehicle marker to the image. This marker appears as a yellow triangle on the image and clearly shows which vehicle was speeding.
Images used for certificates under Section 83A of the Road Safety Act 1986(opens in a new window) include this target vehicle marker.
Cameras in vehicles
Mobile digital road safety cameras can be deployed in unmarked vehicles. Although there are no warning signs, vehicles are not hidden on purpose and are placed where passing drivers can see them.
Mobile road safety cameras have been used in Victoria since 1990 as a way to stop speeding and encourage safer driving.
Cameras on trailers
From 2026, some mobile digital road safety cameras will be deployed on unmarked trailers. Cameras on trailers use the same camera technology as cameras in vehicles. They also use the same rules for choosing locations. Although there are no warning signs for these trailers, they are not hidden on purpose and are placed where passing drivers can see them.
Mobile digital road safety camera trailers can be used:
- in locations where camera vehicles cannot operate
- for longer enforcement periods
- 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
This helps increase coverage across the state, especially in high-risk areas.
To learn more about how mobile digital road safety camera trailers work and how they make our roads safer, watch the video below.
Program overview
Site set-up and safety
Safety is essential at mobile road safety camera sites. Locations must protect operators, road users and equipment. They must have good visibility, stable surfaces and clear access for pedestrians and driveways.
A mobile digital road safety camera vehicle or trailer set up for enforcement must not:
- obstruct pedestrian movement or the natural flow of traffic
- breach the Road Safety Road Rules 2017(opens in a new window), noting that exceptions apply under:
- Rule 197 (1) (c) allows a mobile digital road safety camera vehicle or trailer to stop next to a road in a built-up area while it is being used to detect offences. This includes stopping on a bicycle path, footpath, shared path, dividing strip or nature strip.
- Rule 205 (3) allows a mobile digital road safety camera to park for longer than the time allowed on a parking sign when it is being used to detect offences. For example, it can stay longer than a one-hour parking limit.
Camera accuracy
Mobile digital road safety cameras are carefully checked before and after each enforcement session.
At each location, a trained operator confirms:
- the speed limit and location boundaries
- that the camera has been aligned correctly.
- any speed zone changes within 300 metres.
For more information about how these cameras are tested and what checks are done before a fine is issued, visit camera testing and accuracy.
When a vehicle is detected speeding
When a camera detects a speeding vehicle, the camera records:
- an image of the speeding vehicle
- the date, time and location of the offence
- the speed of the offending vehicle.
Read more about how road safety camera images and data are used(opens in a new window).
Victoria Police review
Each time a road safety camera detects a potential offence, it is thoroughly checked. A fine is only issued if Victoria Police, as the enforcement agency, is satisfied that an offence has occurred.
Penalties
If you are caught speeding by a mobile digital road safety camera, you may receive:
- a fine
- demerit points
- a licence suspension.
Read more about road safety camera fines and penalties(opens in a new window).
If you receive a fine from a road safety camera, you can review the images by visiting fines.vic.gov.au(opens in a new window).
Camera locations
A list of approved mobile digital (opens in a new window)road safety camera locations(opens in a new window) is published each month.
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