Fake cardboard speed camera installed by vigilante in Broadwindsor

A speed vigilante in Broadwindsor is so sick of cars speeding through their village, they have erected a fake speed camera to deter motorists from breaking the law.

The homemade ‘speed camera’ is painted yellow and positioned on a pole in attempts to make it look like an official device, despite being made from cardboard.

Edward Lawrence who happened to notice the strange fake speed camera, told Dorset Live: "I thought it was rather amusing," he said. "I didn’t think it was a speed camera at first, I thought it was a bird box."

The fake camera has aroused derision on local social media as inclement weather has slowly eroded the box’s façade.

Another local resident claimed he had thought it was a real camera at first but very quickly came to the realisation it was not.

Michael Calverley said: "Cracking idea but I don’t think it’s going to combat the problem. If there is a speeding issue within the village maybe replacing the current speed bumps for better bigger ones or even a proper camera.

"I just think putting that up is a ridiculous way to go about solving the problem, as it will cause more drama than resolving the problem at heart."

Perhaps ironically, the pole the fake camera is attached to, was recently been installed by council and is due to house a ‘speed indicator device.’

Sadly the device intended to be installed had been delayed my manufacturing issues.