Nearly 25,000 speeding fines have been issued by speed cameras in Cornwall and Devon since the start of 2016 - while 59 serving police officers have been guilty of the offence since 2013, with one caught drink-driving.

The speeding figures, revealed in a Freedom of Information Request to Devon and Cornwall Police, show that on average 800 fixed penalty offences are issued a month and that there have been 23,485 fines issued in the last two and a half years. One driver was caught at an eye-watering 136mph.

But the true picture of speeding in the counties is expected to be higher as the numbers provided do not include drivers referred for educational speed awareness courses or cases referred directly to court.

The information also reveals that the speed camera located on the A386 Alma Road in Plymouth is nearly twice as active as any other speed camera in the two counties, catching 7,555 people exceeding the 30mph limit in 2017. The camera on the A30 at Victoria in Cornwall was activated 2,740 times.

The highest speed recorded by any camera in this time was 136mph, on the A38 Deep Lane, Marsh Mills, Devon in 2017.

The highest recorded speed so far in 2018 was 121mph at the A30 carriageway, Woodleigh, Cheriton Bishop.

Meanwhile, 59 serving Devon and Cornwall police officers have been caught speeding since 2013, while either on or off duty.

A Freedom of Information Request to the police asked how many serving officers have been given a speeding penalty of any kind (points/fines/speed awareness course) in the last five years, while either on or off duty.

The response was: 2013 = 1, 2014 = 8, 2015 = 23, 2016 = 11, 2017 = 16.

The response also said that one officer in 2015 was given a penalty for using a mobile phone whilst driving and in 2016 one officer was caught drink driving.

The information is based on notifications to the Alliance Professional Standards Department. Officers are expected to self-refer themselves.