In the past year, cameras throughout the city have generated 1,340,330 fines, adding up to almost $345 million paid by drivers who have flouted the speed limit or ignored red lights. Here are the top 10 locations where the most motorists were fined in that period. (This list has been organised based on the number of fines, not the amount of money generated at each location.) 10) EastLink, Keysborough, Dandenong Bypass Bridge (both directions). A total of 26,704 fines adding up to $6,155,912. This location is one of three spots on EastLink where fixed speed cameras have been set up. Two of these spots make the list of the top speed camera locations (keep reading to see where the other one places).

The third location on EastLink is the Melba and Mullum Mullum tunnels in Donvale. Here, a total of 10,995 people were caught out for a combined $2,633,217 - a fraction of the amount of the other two locations. 9) Western Ring Road, north and south of Ballarat Road (both directions). A total of 27,409 fines adding up to $7,303,603. Three of the top 10 locations for fines last year were on the Western Ring Road, where about seven per cent of all road safety camera fines over the past year were collected from speeding motorists. 8) At The Intersection of Fitzroy Street and Lakeside Drive, St Kilda. A total of 31,219 fines adding up to $7,777,531. This is one of three 40km/h zones in the top 10. The cameras here were switched on in March 2014, but catch out fewer drivers with each passing year. Perhaps road users have learnt to slow down while passing through this area.

A speed camera at the intersection of Fitzroy Street and Lakeside Drive. Credit:Justin McManus 7) Western Ring Road, Laverton North, Boundary Road south side gantry (both directions). A total of 32,607 fines adding up to $7,632,213. 6) Western Ring Road, approximately 1600 metres west of Sydney Road, Broadmeadows. A total of 33,358 fines adding up to $8,393,797. A total of 97,610 people were caught breaking road rules by fixed cameras on the Western Ring Road in the 12 months to September last year. 5) At the intersection of King Street and La Trobe Street, West Melbourne lane. A total of 33,470 fines adding up to $8,102,125.

This location, a 40 km/h zone near the Flagstaff Gardens, is the new entry to the top 10 list. A camera was installed in early 2018, and in a short space of time became one of the highest-earning speed cameras in the state. Between March and September, more drivers were nabbed speeding here than anywhere else in the city. 4) Princes Freeway, Lara, Avalon Road Bridge (both directions). A total of 34,576 fines adding up to $8,261,824. This location is one of three spots that make up the Geelong Road camera system. Two of these spots make the list of the top 10 speed camera locations, while a third at the Point Wilson Road Bridge in Little River missed out.

3) EastLink, Rowville, Wellington Road Bridge (both directions). A total of 34,584 fines adding up to $8,775,582. This location houses six cameras that monitor the three lanes of northbound traffic and the three lanes of southbound traffic. Eastlink, the Wellington Road Bridge. Credit:Craig Sillitoe This is one of the few locations where each lane of traffic is reported separately, and the figures show that far more people are pipped speeding while using the right (fast) lanes than the left (slow) lanes. A total of 16,521 people were fined for breaking road rules while in the right lane, 5458 in the middle lane and 4725 in the left lane.

There were also slightly more fines dished out to city-bound drivers than to outbound drivers along this section of EastLink. 2) At the intersection of Warrigal Road and Batesford Road, Chadstone. A total of 36,934 fines adding up to $8,889,667. This 40km/h zone has long been a location where tens of thousands of Melburnians are caught out every year, and the cameras here were responsible for dishing out about three per cent of all road safety camera fines over the past 12 months. Road safety cameras at the intersection of Batesford Road and Warrigal Road in Chadstone. Credit:Craig Sillitoe But while almost 37,000 were pipped here last year, it is a considerable drop from the 93,511 fines generated by the camera in 2014/15.