The NSW government's latest cash cow - motorists caught out by new speed camera

It’s the NSW government’s newest cash cow – the fixed speed cameras raking in more than $1 million in a matter of weeks.

Speed cameras have recently been installed on the Great Western Highway covering the approach to and from the Blue Mountains.

For the first three months after the cameras were installed drivers exceeding the 60km/h speed limit received just a warning letter.

But within 24 days of the camera being switched over to “fine mode”, the east and westbound cameras racked up a combined $1.2 million – more than double the state’s next highest earning camera on the Eastern Distributor at Darlinghurst, which generated just $564,000.

The area is a notorious black spot, and the Centre for Road Safety said the community requested speed cameras.

But locals are furious at what they believe is pure greed.