Police have revealed the camera – on the Midland Highway at the Kings Meadows connector – had bagged 322 speeding drivers between November 20 last year and March 4 – the day it was destroyed.

The camera was restored last month and made operational again on August 3, Tasmania Police Deputy Commissioner Scott Tilyard said.

Statistics on how many drivers have been caught out by the device since its restoration are not yet available.

The whereabouts of the destroyed device also remains a mystery and police have been unable to lay charges over the incident.

“The original fixed speed camera was damaged and the camera was stolen from its casing on March 5, 2016,” Deputy Commission Tilyard said.

“This is subject to current investigation by Launceston CIB and anyone with any information should contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.”

The camera was among the latest to be installed as part of a state government rollout worth $470,000.

In April, the state’s newest speed device – on the Midland Highway at Campbell Town – was also going gangbusters for police.

The device went live on March 24 and caught 81 speeding drivers in less than a month.

“Reducing road trauma, not raising revenue, is the aim of our road safety strategy,” Assistant Commissioner Richard Cowling said at the time.

In January, Tasmania Police revealed more than 5600 speeding infringements were issued as a result of fixed speed cameras in Tasmania between June and November last year. 

The state’s newest cameras – installed as part of the rollout – were responsible for more than half of those infringements.

A camera on the Brooker Highway, Rosetta, resulted in the most infringements being issued in 2015 – a total of 1970.

In the Northern half of the state, a brand new Bass Highway camera at East Devonport captured 174 speeding drivers in less than a month.

- The Examiner