The 'new' speed camera at the top of Victoria Pass may well be an RMS cash cow as some suggest but it has also now added to the workload for Lithgow Local Court.
In the latest sitting, the first summonses for speeding through the speed camera were heard before Magistrate Michael Allen.
There were 26 cases listed and of those convicted none were just marginal offenders.
All had been caught exceeding the 60km/h speed limit by more than 30km/h.
The result was heavy fines, equally heavy professional costs, and numerous disqualifications.
In Lithgow Council recently a councillor claimed that the real time camera attached to the point to point heavy vehicle camera on the gantry at the top of The Pass would serve little more purpose than a revenue raiser for the department.
But the speeds being recorded are a clear indication of the need.
Several Lithgow residents were among those fined, including one woman driver caught four times within six days.
Some of the fines were based on the driver's prior record.
The heaviest penalties for a single offence were imposed on a Wallerawang man, a Lithgow man and a Lane Cove resident who registered 94 and 93km/h respectively in mid August.
All three were fined $1000 and lost their licence for three months.
It's the camera that never sleeps and in the Lithgow man's case he was booked at 2.30 in the morning.
But the star performer was a 20-year-old woman who had Lithgow and Blackheath addresses on the court papers and was caught four times between July 28 and August 4.
The tally included twice in the one day.
Her recorded speeds ranged from 93 to 98km/h.
She was fined a total of $1050, disqualified for three months and placed on a good behaviour bond.
In all of the convictions the camera hit on the hip pocket didn't end with the fines ranging upwards from a base $350.
In each matter the offending drivers were ordered to pay $330 professional costs.