This Mobile Speed Camera speed camera is located on A690 near Houghton le Spring in Tyneside and Teesside, monitoring westbound traffic with a 50mph speed limit.
Parks in layby approximately 1.2 miles west of A19/A690 junction with rearwards facing camera in 50MPH limit area. This layby is just before the A690 drops downhill into Houghton at Houghton Cut. When passing the old Reg Vardy site travelling westbound, the Lay-by is unsighted until a further 400yards then you're in sight and range of the camera.
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Location reference: NETT029
Many drivers are caught at speed camera locations like this after misjudging the transition between speed limits or failing to notice the camera in time. A speed camera detector gives you advance warning before you reach known fixed and mobile camera locations.
Also on opposite carriageway, sometimes parksmin layby with camera facing westbound to catch eastbound traffic as it comes over the crest of the hill.
Frequently also parks on Houghton Cut above Lake interchange both eastbound and westbound, and lately another 500yards further westbound just after overpass and is unseen until the road straightens
A speed camera detector alerts you as you approach known fixed and mobile camera locations like this one - giving you time to check your speed before you reach the enforcement zone. Speed camera detectors are completely legal in the UK. All detectors are available from ActiveGPS.co.uk.
If you have been caught speeding at or near this location, the guides below explain what happens next, what your options are, and how the penalty system works in the UK.
This is a monitored mobile speed camera location.
These cameras are operated from marked or unmarked vehicles and locations change regularly.