Great Yarmouth noise camera results to be analysed

Great Yarmouth was one of four places in the country where devices were deployed as part of a £300,000 clampdown on anti-social driving.

The technology was installed on St Nicholas car park on South Beach Parade.

The 'noise camera' which was installed in Great Yarmouth (Image: Denise Bradley)

Great Yarmouth’s seafront was chosen as it is a popular gathering spot for car enthusiasts.

The device consisted of a camera near the top of a CCTV stand, with a large microphone underneath.

When activated by loud noises, the microphone activated two motion cameras further down the stand.

The idea was that if drivers revved their engines unnecessarily or used illegal exhausts, they would be automatically detected.

The camera took pictures of the vehicle and records the noise level to create a digital package of evidence - although the trial was for testing, not enforcement, purposes.

Launched in Great Yarmouth in October last year, the trials, which also saw the technology used in Bradford, Birmingham and Bristol, have now ended.

Roads minister Richard Holden (Image: Denise Bradley)

In Parliament, transport minister Richard Holden, who visited the Yarmouth camera last year, explained what will happen next.

Mr Holden said: "The shortlisted sites in Bristol, Great Yarmouth, Keighley and Rubery were chosen based on a number of factors, including the ability to use existing infrastructure and street furniture, and the type of vehicle noise problem at each site in order to achieve a sufficiently wide range of road types to test the noise camera technology.

"The current trials were completed on February 1, with data from the trials being evaluated later this year.

"If the trials prove to be successful, noise cameras may be considered for wider rollout."