AN Evesham man says he believes police are employing “sneaky” tactics to catch drivers speeding in order to make a ‘quick pound’.

James White said he spotted an officer with speed monitoring equipment at the same spot on Cheltenham Road on October 19 last year and on February 20 this year, which he said was out of sight for drivers.

Mr White, of Evesham Road said: “I have recently witnessed a speed trap on the Cheltenham Road right at the end of the road near the roundabout. On both sightings the speed trap was hidden from view until you were right on top of it.

“I feel something should be done to stop the police sneaking around with enforcement cameras to try and make a quick pound.”

Mr White went on to suggest some other areas in Evesham which he felt would benefit from speed monitoring including Port Street in Bengeworth, Hampton or Greenhill.

Police guidelines for speed monitoring state all sites must have camera warning signs to notify drivers, officers must wear high visibility clothing, the bikes or vans must be marked and all sites are published on the Safety Camera Partnership website.

Vicki Bristow from the Safety Camera Partnership said: “The core sites we enforce from have a collision history and a speeding problem. We are there to bring these speeds down and in turn help to reduce collisions.

“This particular site in Evesham meets the criteria for one of our core sites. Since we have been operating there we have reduced the average speed. Our officers don’t have any targets to meet regarding how many people are detected speeding.

The only targets we have relate to reducing speeds.”