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Driving from A to B and want warnings of speed cameras? This guide helps you decide the best system for your needs.

Speed camera locations are on the increase - not just in Great Britain but increasingly across Europe. Alerts to these roadside sentinels are available via dash mounted products - including dedicated speed camera detectors, in-car satellite navigation systems, PDA’s and even mobile phones.

Mark from Berkshire - "Superb. Always allows you to stay safe whilst driving yet be able to relax too. The knowledge of 'Big brother' on your side watching over you for a change".

This Speed Camera Detector Buyers Guide provides an overview of all systems available - for permanent and mobile speed camera locations.

Radar and Laser Detectors - Typical price Ł80-Ł300

Radar and Laser detectors detect active (in-use) speed cameras. Radar and Laser detectors have been used in the UK since the 1980’s. Advances in speed camera technology have superseded these systems and new digital Snooper S1 - Radar and Laser Detector SPECS speed cameras and Truvelo induction looped cameras are invisible to Radar and Laser detectors. A court ruling in 1998 ruled that Radar/Laser systems are legal to use within the UK. However, there is new pending legislation in the governments Road Safety Bill which could see these systems banned. Unlike GPS based systems there is no subscription with Radar and Laser detectors.

GPS Speed Camera Detectors - Typical price Ł70-Ł250

A GPS speed camera detector relies on a database of speed camera locations co-ordinates. GPS speed camera detectors warn drivers of all known fixed and mobile speed cameras including digital

SPECS and Truvelo speed cameras which aren’t detected via a conventional Radar / Laser detector. This state-of-the-art technology also offers the user many additional features including the exact speed camera type, range and perhaps most useful - the enforced road speed limit. Speed camera database updates are around Ł50.00 per year, sometimes payable via monthly subscription. Unlike in-car satellite navigation systems GPS speed camera detectors do not have satellite mapping but can include a Radar and/or Laser detector.

Satellite Navigation Detection Systems - Typical price Ł130-Ł450

Often referred to as a sat nav or satnav, satellite navigation devices were introduced to the UK in the1990’s. Prices have fallen considerably whilst features have increased. A must have for any sat nav today is a speed camera database. Most sat nav systems use a POI (Point Of Interest) database to provide a symbol - usually a speed limit sign - and audio tone or voice alert to warn of the proximity of a speed camera. Like GPS speed camera detectors, in-car satellite navigation systems use a subscription database of speed camera locations.

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