September 2020 Update: Two of the cameras are GATSO 40mph cameras, one in each direction of traffic on Embankment Road. The third camera is a VECTOR average speed camera (just inside the 30mph Speer limit - monitoring both directions of traffic) at the Junction with Embankment Lane.
Gatso Speed Camera on Embankment Road, Plymouth (40mph)
This Gatso speed camera is located on Embankment Road near Plymouth in Devon, monitoring both ways but not at the same time traffic with a 40mph speed limit.
Three speed cameras along this section of road. The first is opposite the Sainsbury's petrol station nearly under a footbridge. Whilst the other two camera's are sited further along Embankment Road towards Plymouth City centre - one monitors outbound traffic, the other inbound traffic.
Camera type
Speed limit
40mph
Direction
Both ways but not at the same time
Road
Embankment Road
Nearest town
Plymouth
Last updated
15 May 2026
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Gatso speed cameras
This camera is a rear-facing Gatso - one of the most common types in the UK.
If you saw a double flash, it likely recorded your speed.