SPECS Speed Camera on A7 - Old Dalkeith Road, Edinburgh (30mph)

This SPECS speed camera is located on A7 - Old Dalkeith Road near Edinburgh in Edinburgh and Lothians, monitoring both directions traffic with a 30mph speed limit.

Average speed cameras go live from Monday 4th September 2017 and cover a one-mile section of the A7 Old Dalkeith Road, south of the Cameron Toll roundabout. Average speed cameras operate in both directions, measuring speeds between the Western Toyota garage, just south of the roundabout, and a point between Walter Scott Avenue and Kingston Avenue.

Camera type

SPECS

Speed limit

30mph

Direction

Both directions

Road

A7 - Old Dalkeith Road

Nearest town

Edinburgh

Last updated

15 May 2026

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SPECS average speed cameras

This location uses a SPECS average speed camera system.

It measures your average speed between cameras - so slowing down at one and speeding up after will not avoid detection.