A MALFUNCTIONING speed camera which wrongly flashed hundreds of drivers has been fixed.

The camera in Salthouse Road, Barrow, started to flash uncontrollably early on Wednesday morning last week and had to be switched off.

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A video captured by a passer-by was posted on Facebook and was shared hundreds of times.

It showed various vehicles being flashed as they drove past at speeds seemingly below 30mph.

But a spokeswoman for Cumbria police, which is responsible for speed cameras in the county, said the problem was solved after contractors went to inspect and assess the device on Friday.

Police also confirmed no motorists had been penalised.

The spokeswoman said: “The camera was looked at and fixed and is now functioning correctly.

“There was an electrical fault within the flash unit.

“There were no offences recorded at the time it was defective, but none would have been put through anyway.”

The two cameras in Salthouse Road, one on each side of the road, have been in operation for a decade, having been activated in autumn 2005.

The devices cost £45,000 each and are the only permanent speed cameras in Barrow.