HE’S been described as the ‘Banksy’ of fake speed cameras.

The man who at night takes the law into his own hands to fix what he describes as the ‘ten year problem’ of speeding in the village of Enham Alamein.

But the resident behind Enham’s famous fake speed camera, which has featured on news websites across Hampshire, says he wishes to remain in the shadows.

The Andover Advertiser met with the anonymous speed vigilante this week to find out what drove him to craft the cardboard box camera – at the cost of just £5.

He said: “We’ve always had a big problem with speeding in the village.

“It’s something that has been on the parish council agenda for ten years but nothing seems to get done.

“The village was supposed to be getting a speedwatch gun this year but the police said it was too dangerous for us to be out on the road because it was too straight.

“I got fed up with all the bureaucracy and red tape so I decided to take action into my own hands.”

Working from a newspaper picture of a speed camera that he had saved from ten years ago, the Enham resident got to work on creating to makeshift device.

With just a cardboard box, a tin of grey paint and some reflective paint, costing a total of £5, the anonymous vigilante completed the work in less than half a day.

Under the cover of darkness he installed the device to a lamppost in the village on Monday, March 15, ready to give morning commuters a fright.

He said: “I think it looks quite realistic from a distance.

“I think any driver who sees those grey and yellow colours on the side of the road immediately slows down.”

After complaints from motorists about the camera, Hampshire County Council sent a team out to take the device down.

They were met head-on by the camera’s creator who asked if he could keep the camera – a request that they accepted.

But the speed vigilante could not resist trialling his creation once more, erecting it to a telephone pole in the village earlier this week.

Andover Advertiser:

(The fake camera in its second location)

The county council removed the device again and took it away, much to the disappointment of the owner.

He said: “I understand it’s probably illegal but something needed to be done.”

The Advertiser contacted Hampshire County Council for a comment but they had not responded as the paper went to press.