Mobile Speed Camera on A494 - Pensarn Road, Bala (30mph)

This Mobile Speed Camera speed camera is located on A494 - Pensarn Road near Bala in Gwynedd, monitoring westbound traffic with a 30mph speed limit.

Mobile speed camera is at the end of the town on the road out towards Dolgellau. Speed camera is less than 18-inches above ground level, targets you from behind after you have passed it, and you see nothing at all of the camera, vehicle, or operatives. The first you know you have been electronically 'mugged' is when the ticket arrives in the post!

Camera type

Mobile Speed Camera

Speed limit

30mph

Direction

Westbound

Road

A494 - Pensarn Road

Nearest town

Bala

Last updated

15 May 2026

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