New TALEX Lite voice-alert GPS camera warning system

Safer driving and protecting your licence has just become cheaper. The new TALEX Lite from the makers of the original TALEX system, costs just £89.99 and is the country’s lowest-priced, voice-based global positioning system (GPS) speed camera alert system. It is completely legal, warns of speed limits and accident black spots and does not give annoying false alerts.

Simple, safe and secure, TALEX Lite retains the core features of the original TALEX system, but offers users the benefits of a safety camera alert system without the additional costs of extra features. But when it comes to protection against unnecessary fines, penalty points and helping drivers to anticipate road dangers, this is no lightweight.

While most low cost systems use simple audible and visual warnings, TALEX Lite also uses a voice alert to warn the driver 500 yards before a camera location and displays the speed limit for the road. If the driver is exceeding the limit with 200 yards to go then the unit will advise the driver to slow down.

TALEX uses state-of-the-art GPS technology to determine exactly where a vehicle is in relation to speed cameras and other hazards. TALEX systems are completely legal and will remain so, unlike laser and radar-based ‘detectors’ which are set to be outlawed in the new Road Safety Bill currently going through parliament.

In fact, GPS-based alert systems are supported by the government as a road safety aid - unlike other ‘detectors’. The Department for Transport (DfT) states that GPS-based systems "complement the Government’s policy to ensure camera sites are visible and conspicuous to drivers, and so help deter excessive and inappropriate speeds on the roads."

TALEX sales and marketing director Nigel Carter said: "Penalty points don’t just mean a hefty fine; insurance premiums take a hammering too. Our research shows that just three points can increase motoring costs by about £150 over five years, and if you’ve got nine points, you’ll spend nearly £1,000 extra. The TALEX system already represented great value, but the TALEX Lite now makes even more sense."

This view was confirmed this week by online broker Confused.com, which said conviction will increase a driver’s insurance premium by up to 20 per cent. New figures also reveal that the 6,500 speed cameras in the UK now cost motorists £114 million a year in fines, with speeding offences increasing to 2.2 million a year.

The compact TALEX Lite features a simple ‘plug and play’ dashboard mounting system which means it can be active in seconds. The bright LED display, combined with clear speed limit announcements, keeps the driver safe night and day. A special feature of TALEX is road specific activation - its ability to identify specific roads that contain speed cameras as you travel towards them, rather than locating cameras in a general area or zone. This eliminates the annoying and distracting false alerts of many other devices.

To ensure that TALEX is always accurate the company offers customers an optional subscription kit which provides them with the very latest information on safety camera positions and accident black spots. The subscription kit is £34.99 including the first 12 months. Additional 12 months’ subscriptions are just £24.99 or £49.99 for three years. The comprehensive database is continually updated by a professional survey team of experienced former traffic police officers, and is easily downloaded to a PC from the software and cable provided by TALEX.