This Gatso has been burnt to death
Lots of new Gatsos have been installed in Cheshire. This one on the A534 was destroyed by fire shortly afterwards.
This Gatso has been burnt to death
This rear view shows how the yellow backing has completely melted leaving a charcoal effect.
This Gatso has been burnt to death
Several new Gatsos were installed at various locations around Runcorn. They were all given a nice green colour scheme
with yellow stripes. Several months later two of these cameras were set alight. This is the one on the A56 at Preston Brook.
Burnt out Gatso
This is the rear view of the same camera which shows how the yellow stripes have melted.
Burnt out Gatso
This is the third Gatso to be set alight in Runcorn. It was attacked some time before this picture was taken and the post
has had time to rust. Meanwhile the remaining cameras have had their stripy colour scheme changed to plain yellow in order to
comply with the regulations on visibility. One of these can be seen in the distance, the post remains green.
Another burnt out Gatso
This is the latest camera to be torched in Runcorn. That trendy green paint doesn't seem to wear well.
Burnt Gatso
This shows the base of the last picture. At least two tyres were used in the attack.
This is how most Gatso fires start
This Gatso on the A562 near Widnes has been burnt then cut down.
Wrecked Gatso
This is a well burnt Gatso but the post and the side arm seem to have escaped damage.
Burnt Gatso
This burnt Gatso is on the A24 in Sussex.
Burnt Gatso
This Gatso on the A412 at Denham in Buckinghamshire is well baked. All the lenses have shattered in the heat.
Well burnt
This Gatso on the A236 at Mitcham Common must have been an inferno to cause this amount of damage. Only a small area of yellow is still intact.
Burnt Gatso
This Gatso on the A2 near Bexley has been well and truly gutted.
Wrecked beyond repair
This is another burnt out Gatso on the A2 near Bexley. This one was attacked just months after the one above.
Burnt Gatso
This picture of a burnt Gatso on Rochester Way was taken on the same day as the one above. Several Gatsos in the area have been destroyed in recent months.
Burnt Gatso
Here's a closeup of the well baked camera housing.
Burnt Gatso
This is the remains of a Gatso on the A38 at Norton in Gloucestershire. All that is left is ash from the burning inferno.
The aftermath of a fire
This burnt Gatso is on the A38 at Whitminster in Gloucestershire where the speed limit was recently cut from 50mph
to just 40mph. Its not surprising that someone has decided to put it out of action.
Another wrecked Gatso
This Gatso is on the A303 near Ilminster. This is a five mile stretch of road without a single junction or side road. Such
locations can only be used for revenue purposes and as a result, someone has decided to torch it. Unfortunately there isn't
that much damage and the camera housing appears to be unaffected.
This Gatso has got away with minor damage
This Gatso on the A523 between Leek and Ashbourne has been covered up following an arson attack.
Burnt Gatso
This partially burnt Gatso is on the A697 north of the border.
Burnt Gatso
This Gatso on the A1 Berwick Bypass has been torched. The ground is covered in ash.
Burnt Gatso
This is looking the other way. A bag has been placed over the burnt remains of the camera housing. The red sticker states
this camera is alarmed to the police station but I doubt this is true.
Burnt Gatso
This burnt Gatso is in the village of Kings Langley in Hertfordshire.
Burnt Gatso
This burnt Gatso is on the A128 near Brentwood in Essex. The ground below is covered in ash.
Another wrecked Gatso
Here's another Essex camera to be torched. This one is on the B172 at Theydon Bois.
Wrecked Gatso
This is the same camera as the one above taken after it was burnt again.
Burnt again
This burnt Gatso is on Lower Luton Road in Wheathampstead. The middle window containing the radar is completely destroyed.
Burnt Gatso
This Gatso in Harefield has only been up for about a year. Gatsos tend to live short lives these days.
Burnt Gatso
This is the other Gatso in Harefield. Both cameras have now been torched.
Burnt Gatso
This Gatso in Cambridge has been burnt and I'm not surprised since its hidden amongst trees.
Burnt Gatso
This is yet another burnt out Gatso. This one is on the A429 in Gloucestershire where the speed limit was recently cut to 50mph. The tyre which was used to
start the fire can be seen below.
Another burnt out Gatso
This Gatso on the B2032 near Walton on the Hill in Surrey is looking very sorry for itself and so it should as the speed limit on this road has been slashed
to 40mph. Two Gatsos were installed on this road - both were destroyed again a year later, see below.
Another burnt out Gatso
This is the same Gatso a year later and its been torched again.
Burnt again
This is the other Gatso on the B2032 and at the time of writing the Gatso above is still a burnt out shell meaning both cameras are now out of action.
Wrecked Gatso
This burnt Gatso is on the nearby A217 in Banstead, Surrey. This camera was destroyed at the same time as the one above.
Burnt Gatso
Here's another burnt out Gatso on the A217. This one is in Kingswood. Virtually every Gatso in this area has been destroyed by arsonists.
Burnt Gatso
This is another burnt out Gatso on the A217. This one near Sutton is completely destroyed like the rest of them.
Burnt Gatso
This is yet another burnt out Gatso on the A217. This one is on Reigate Hill.
Another burnt out Gatso
Here's a closer view showing the wrecked camera housing.
Another burnt out Gatso
This is one of two Gatsos on the A24 at Morden which were set alight. This one came off worst and is totally beyond repair. The debris on the ground speaks for itself.
Wrecked Gatso
Here's a closeup of the camera housing showing the burnt remains.
Another Gatso for the scrap heap
This is the other Gatso on the A24. The fire didn't take hold properly but the sides of the flash have been bent.
This Gatso had a lucky escape
This fried Gatso is on the A24 near Morden. The advert behind is showing off a high powered car.
Another burnt out Gatso
This Gatso on the A3 near Kingston is well and truly baked.
Thanks to Chris for the picture
This Gatso on the nearby A243 near Chessington is equally well done.
Thanks to Chris for the picture
Here's a closeup showing the wreckage.
Thanks to Chris for the picture
This burnt Gatso is on New Kent Road near Bricklayers Arms in Central London. Whoever did this must have some guts as this is a busy area.
Gatsos in busy areas aren't immune to vandals
This Gatso on the A20 near Eltham has suffered partial burning.
Burnt Gatso
This is another Gatso on the same road and is less than a mile from the one above. This one suffered more severe damage as smoke can be seen on the top of the post. The
camera housing has presumably been taken away and scrapped.
Burnt Gatso
This well baked Gatso is in the village of Willingham in Cambridgeshire.
Another burnt out Gatso
This Gatso on the A69 near Hexham has been set alight. Only the post and the flash appear to be damaged.
Burnt Gatso
Here's a view from the other side.
Burnt Gatso
This Gatso in Norfolk looks well and truly fried. A tyre was used to start the fire which can still be seen attached to
the post.
Thanks to Chris for the picture
This is a close up showing the damage. This Gatso also happened to contain a working camera, one of only four in Norfolk
which are moved around the 14 camera sites.
Thanks to Chris for the picture
The above camera was replaced shortly afterwards but within a month it was torched again. The
damage isn't so severe this time.
This Gatso was set alight twice within a month
This is the latest camera to be attacked in Norfolk. At this rate it won't be long before every Gatso in Norfolk will have
been vandalised.
Burnt Gatso
This Truvelo in Bedfordshire has been set alight, probably started by setting fire to the tyre. There must be serious
damage to the camera housing for it to have been covered up.
Fire damaged Truvelo
This Truvelo in Westoning, Bedfordshire has also been torched. Once again a blue bag has been placed over it.
Torched Truvelo
This is another Bedfordshire Truvelo thats been torched. This one is in the village of Great Barford.
Burnt Truvelo
This Truvelo on Bunkers Hill in Lincoln has been burnt. The dark patch on the pavement is soot and ash. The reason for the camera's destruction may be the recent speed
limit cut from 40mph to 30mph.
Burnt Truvelo
This Truvelo on Burton Road in Derby has been beheaded. This is the latest in a series of attacks on cameras in the city.
Wrecked Truvelo
This newly installed Truvelo on the A21 near Tonbridge has been set alight. Only this side of the camera housing is
damaged.
Burnt Truvelo
This Truvelo on the A20 in Kent was installed at the same time as the one above. It too was burnt shortly afterwards.
Burnt Truvelo
This front view shows the scorched ground near the base of the post. The camera was installed to protect a side road which
is just visible to the right. However, many accidents at this sort of location are caused by people turning right who fail to
judge the speed of approaching traffic. The authorities then manipulate the statistics to show the cause as speed which is
used as justification for installing a camera.
Burnt Truvelo
This Truvelo in Northampton bears all the hallmarks of a fire.
Burnt Truvelo
Also in Northampton is this leaning Truvelo.
Damaged Truvelo
This burnt Truvelo in Derby was installed just a few months ago. Cameras like this have very short lives.
Burnt Truvelo
This is another burnt Truvelo in Derbyshire. This one is on Chatsworth Road in Chesterfield.
Burnt Truvelo
This Truvelo is another Derbyshire camera to have been torched. This one is in Long Eaton and is one of three within a few hundred yards of each other. Will the other two be torched?
Burnt Truvelo
This is the rear view.
Burnt Truvelo
Here's yet another Truvelo in Derbyshire thats bitten the dust. This one is on the A6005, also in Long Eaton.
Burnt Truvelo
This wrecked Truvelo is on the A6005 near Beeston in Nottinghamshire.
Burnt Truvelo
Here are two Truvelos in Woodside Road, Nottingham. The one on the right has lost its camera housing. The tell tale scorch marks on the bottom of the post are a
dead giveaway of whats happened.
Vandalised Truvelo
This is the first Monitron to have been vandalised. Monitrons (or Moneytrons as I like to call them) are supposed to be vandal proof but this picture clearly shows
they are as vulnerable as Gatsos. This one on the A6005 is a combined red light camera that is also a speed camera on green.
Burnt Moneytron
This Gatso on the N3 just south of Navan in Ireland has been destroyed by fire.
Burnt Gatso
Here's a closeup showing the devastation.
Burnt Gatso
This Gatso on the R132 south of Balbriggan has also been set alight. The oil can has been left on top.
Burnt Truvelo
This red light Gatso in Rotterdam, Holland has been torched. Like Britain, Dutch roads are lined with cameras which are there to make
money so they are being destroyed in large numbers. The lens has a grille over it to stop vandals but it doesn't seem to have
worked in this case.
Burnt Gatso
The rear damage is mainly smoke but it goes to show that motorists in other countries are unhappy at the way cameras are
being used as a form of stealth tax.
Burnt Gatso
This is another Burnt Gatso in Rotterdam. This one has some smoke damage plus the sides of the lens has been smashed.
Burnt Gatso