Motorists across Portsmouth and the wider Hampshire area can expect tougher speed enforcement as Police and Crime Commissioner Donna Jones announced a nearly £700,000 investment on 20 May 2026 to replace the existing fleet of mobile speed camera vans. The move is designed to improve road safety and reduce the number of traffic accidents across the region.
The new fleet will replace vehicles that are up to 16 years old. These updated vans will feature advanced technology, including active remote sensors that use laser pulses for 3D mapping, as well as high-definition video and full-surround camera imaging to capture speeding offences.
This investment follows a period of concern regarding road safety, with the Office for National Statistics reporting that 1,286 people were killed or seriously injured on the roads of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight between October 2024 and September 2025. During 2025, the previous fleet of nine mobile camera vans captured 37,384 speeding offences across more than 250 locations.
The rollout of the new technology builds on recent initiatives introduced by the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary. In March 2026, the force established a new Roads Policing Tasking Team to target the so-called “Fatal Five” driving offences, which include speeding, drink and drug driving, using mobile phones, not wearing seatbelts, and careless driving.
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