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Speed Camera Detectors

Speed camera detectors alert you to fixed and mobile speed camera locations. Many GPS speed camera detectors have additional features that allow control over speed camera alerts for each type of speed camera. Below you'll find the latest 2024 speed trap locators available from ActiveGPS.

See the buying guide below, FAQs webpage or phone 01733 777623 (Mon-Fri 9:30am-5pm).

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Deliveries

We offer UK, Europe and Worldwide deliveries. We despatch orders at 4:30pm on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. We need to receive your order on those days by 3:00pm. When possible we may despatch orders received after that time. No orders are despatched on Saturday, Sunday or Bank Holidays in England and Wales.

We offer FREE UK delivery on all orders of £50.00 or more, plus next working day and guaranteed Saturday delivery options. Click here for further info. All options also appear at the basket pages.

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Speed Camera Detector Buying Guide

In the early days of in-car speed camera detectors they either used radar and/or laser detection. These early devices didn't feature a GPS database (the cornerstone of all 2024 models) and therefore could only warn to radar/laser based speed cameras on UK and European roads.

As roadside speed camera technology has developed since the first Gatso (radar based) speed camera was installed in 2001, new speed camera systems such as SPECS and VECTOR average speed cameras cannot be detected via a radar or laser detector. For these latest technology speed cameras the only way you can receive an alert is via a GPS based speed camera detector. GPS based speed camera detectors rely on a speed camera database of GPS co-ordinates - featuring the locations and enforced road speed limit. Detectors with GPS speed camera databases can be updated daily via a compatible computer with internet connection.

The latest range of speed camera detectors feature one, two or all three of the following technologies to provide advanced warnings to speed camera locations:

‣GPS - GPS stands for Global Positioning System, the speed camera detector uses an updatable GPS co-ordinate database of fixed and mobile safety cameras.
‣Radar - radar is used for 'live' detection of radar based systems such as Gatso safety cameras.
‣Laser - laser is used for 'live' detection of laser based systems such as mobile laser safety cameras.

IMPORTANT: It is fully legal to use, own and operate a GPS/Radar/Laser speed camera detector in the UK. However, before using your detector outside of the United Kingdom we STRONGLY RECOMMEND that you check to ensure that the use of a speed camera detector in other countries is also legal.

Vehicle is targeted by a mobile speed camera operator

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Speed camera database subscription

The Snooper MY-SPEED Plus Plus features a chargable speed camera database. The Snooper detectors use the Snooper AURA speed camera database. The Snooper MY-SPEED Plus requires updates via a Windows based PC or Apple MAC based PC.

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Road Speed Limits

In addition to speed limits at speed camera locations, the Road Angel Pure One and Snooper MY-SPEED Plus both feature a comprehensive database of road speed limits. The Snooper MY-SPEED Plus speed limit database uses here maps data and is free to update. Updates are released on an annual basis. All speed camera location and speed limit data is provided by Snooper and is updated on a daily basis.

Pictured below the Snooper MY-SPEED Plus's green 'safe alert' clearly indicates you are driving safely within the speed limit.

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Do you own an older speed camera detector? Looking for accessories? Cheetah, Origin, Snooper, Road Angel, Road Pilot, Talex and Novus.

As well as the latest speed trap locators and their accessories (see above), we also sell a vast selection of genuine parts for detectors that have since been discontinued. Among the many systems we sell original parts for are the Cheetah c550, Origin b2 and Origin b2 Solo the forerunners to the Pogo Alert+ and Pogo Alert detectors from Origin Technologies, since acquired by Road Angel. Road Angel we have spares for Road Angel Gem and Gem+, Road Angel Professional and Road Angel Vantage. Some lines are no longer available, while other are very limited, however if you need to buy a replacement part its worth taking a look to see if the accessory you need is still available from ActiveGPS. From Snooper we have accessories for the Snooper 4ZERO, Snooper 3ZERO, Snooper Lynx GT Lite and LIVE, Snooper Sapphire, Snooper Tigre, Snooper Pantera, Snooper Evolution, Snooper S2 neo, Snooper S3 neo, Snooper S4 neo and the Snooper S6/S6-R neo, spares for the S6/S6-R neo systems also fit the S6/S6-R neo Plus model.

Novus parts include accessories for the Novus Alpha, Novus Delta, Novus Delta Plus, the multi award winning and best selling Novus GPS Rider and the Novus Piccolo model. Finally, we also have a number of original accessories for the Talex range of GPS speed camera detectors, though some of these are limited in number. Accessories for Talex devices include parts for the Talex Lite and Talex.

View accessories and parts for speed camera detector past and present.

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ActiveGPS is an Official Snooper Internet Supplier

ActiveGPS.co.uk (parent company Active Alliance Limited) is an Official Snooper Internet Supplier No: PP1310. The Snooper official Internet supplier network has been created to protect UK consumers from stolen and counterfeit goods. In addition as an official supplier we have the expertise to provide you with the best before and after sales service. For further information please click on the logo to the right.

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This page was last reviewed on: 19th December 2024