The number of speeding motorists caught out by speed cameras on the M25 have been revealed.

A Freedom of Information (FOI) request, published by Essex Police, shows that 29,205 motorists were caught speeding by speed cameras on the M25 in 2019 and 2020.

Of the cameras, the one on the A282 trunk road in the Dartford-Thurrock crossing stung the most speeding drivers in 2019.

It captured 8,729 motorists, of which 7,183 were accepted on to a speed awareness course, 792 were prosecuted and 430 accepted a conditional offer, 324 were "other".

In 2020, the speed camera near the m/post 5563B anti clockwise carriageway in Epping caught the most with 3,350 drivers processed.

Of those, 1,785 took a course, 344 were prosecuted and 1,161 took a conditional offer, while 60 were "other".

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Here are the other speed cameras which caught the most drivers in each year:

2019

A282 trunk road, Dartford-Thurrock crossing in Grays - 3,566 caught, 2,358 accepted course, 202 prosecuted, 947 conditional offer, 59 "other"

Epping, near m/post 5563B anti clockwise carriageway - 3,499 caught, 2,050 accepted course, 338 prosecuted, 1,033 conditional offer, 78 other

Cranham, near marker post 5751A, between junction 28 and 29 clockwise carriageway - 1,903 caught, 1,079 course, 169 prosecuted, 615 conditional offer, 40 other

Cranham, near m/post 5756B, between junction 28 and 29 anti clockwise carriageway - 1,103 caught, 688 course, 44 prosecuted, 238 conditional offer, 133 other

Cranham, near m/post 5756B, between junction 29 and 28 anti clockwise carriageway - 1,029 caught, 637 course, 82 prosecuted, 293 conditional offer, 17 other

Epping, near m/post 5563B, anti clockwise carriageway - 833 caught, 410 course, 17 prosecuted, 192 conditional offer, 214 other

Epping, near m/post 5563A, clockwise carriageway - 770 caught, 449 course, 76 prosecuted, 228 conditional offer, 17 other

Epping, near m/post 5563A, clockwise carriageway - 522 caught, 307 course, 24 prosecuted, 151 conditional offer, 40 other

Cranham, near m/post 5751A, between junction 28 and 29 clockwise carriageway - 408 caught, 227 course, 42 prosecuted, 136 conditional offer, 3 other

2020

A282 trunk road, Dartford-Thurrock crossing in Grays - 1,850 caught, 952 course, 259 prosecuted, 620 conditional offer, 19 other

Epping, near m/post 5563A, clockwise carriageway - 983 caught, 514 course, 100 prosecuted, 348 conditional offer, 21 other

Cranham, near m/post 5751A, between junction 28 and 29 clockwise carriageway - 527 caught, 231 course, 81 prosecuted, 203 conditional offer, 12 other

Cranham, near m/post 5756B, between junction 29 and 28 anti clockwise carriageway - 133 caught, 62 course, 17 prosecuted, 52 conditional offer, 2 other