Over 41,000 people have apparently been ‘caught’ by the radar trap in the Torrox tunnel since it began operating in January 2011, although not all have resulted in fines as the first three months of the year were designated a test period with drivers merely being warned.
The radar system operates day and night and takes photos of vehicles as they enter and exit the tunnel and calculates an average speed. Over 100 kph and it is a fine and points deducted from you licence.
The authorities point out that it is no use to change lanes, stop for a few seconds at the end of the tunnel or try to adopt other counter measures as these will not be effective.
The summer months were the busiest with 6,113 people being caught in July and 5,815 in August. In total, the figure of 41,000 represents 1.2% of traffic passing through the tunnel.