UK: New smartphone app allows users to report speeding vehicles

The app is currently available on the Play Store for Android devices in the UK.

Speedcam Anywhere - is a new smartphone app that allows users to record a video of passing vehicles suspected of going over the speed limit. The app also comes with a software that reads the vehicle's registration plate and uses the DVLA data to determine its make and model. Further, the footage can be saved by the user and can be used to generate the report.

The idea of the app is that users record such incidents of over-speeding and pass on the information to relevant authorities. However, the Home Office in the UK has not approved the app as a certified speed detection device and hence it cannot be used to penalise drivers.

The Speedcam Anywhere app is said to have been developed by a team of artificial intelligence scientists. However, reports state that the actual identities of the creators are being kept a secret, as the mobile application has created quite a few controversies in the public, with claims that the creators have even received abusive emails.

The app is currently available on the Play Store for Android devices in the UK. Reports suggest that it could be launched in the USA as well.

Source: Auto Express