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d-cam is a type of digital
speed camera In everyday use and in kinematics, the speed (commonly referred to as ''v'') of an object is the magnitude of the change of its position over time or the magnitude of the change of its position per unit of time; it is thus a scalar quanti ...
produced by the
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n company Truvelo Manufacturers (Pty) Ltd. Testing by Transport for London commenced on the A4 Great West Road in
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, in April 2007. The camera does not flash and can be used rear or forward-facing. It was the first combined traffic light camera and speed camera to be used in the United Kingdom. The new style of camera housing was designed by
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-based firm Crown (UK) Ltd. The equipment gained UK Home Office type approval early in 2014 and newly installed units started appearing shortly afterwards.


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Truvelo Combi Truvelo Combi is a speed camera manufactured by the South African company Truvelo Manufacturers (Pty) Ltd. It was approved in 1999. Background The Truvelo camera is usually a front-facing camera (it can also be rear-facing) taking pictures using ...
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Gatso Gatso is the brand that Gatsometer BV (now known as Sensys Gatso Group when Sensys acquired Gatso in 2015) use on their speed cameras and red light cameras. The most commonly encountered Gatso speed cameras emit radar beams to measure the spe ...
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HOTA HOTA is an acronym for Home Office Type Approval, a testing and certification process by the Home Office in the United Kingdom that speed cameras must pass before evidence from them can be admissible in UK courts by way of certification in a ...


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Truvelo (UK)Transport for LondonCrown (UK) Ltd
Speed camera types used in the United Kingdom {{UK-road-stub