The Velocar VRS-EVO obtains type approval from the Spanish Metrology Centre
The speed measuring device is approved under number CEM25000969. What that approval means for a council, and why the real cost of an enforcement device is not on the invoice but in the case files that never reach a conclusion.
The Velocar VRS-EVO-T12-5-RS4 system has been approved by the Spanish Metrology Centre under number CEM25000969. With this type approval, the device is cleared for speed enforcement on Spanish roads and the measurements it takes can support a penalty case file.
What it means for a speed measuring device to be type-approved
In Spain, no device can be used to report a speeding offence unless it has passed the State’s metrological control. Type approval is not a commercial badge: it is the procedure by which the Spanish Metrology Centre, part of the Ministry of Industry and Tourism, ensures that the device’s speed measurements meet the required accuracy standards under specified operating conditions.
For a public authority, that approval is the case file’s first line of defence. When a driver appeals, the first thing checked is whether the instrument was type-approved and verified. A device without that backing turns every notice into an appeal lost before it starts.
Type approval and verification are not the same thing
Type approval covers the model. Periodic verification checks that each individual unit is still measuring correctly over time. Both are needed, and the second is worth planning from the moment of installation, not when the first appeal arrives.
What this particular device brings
The Velocar VRS-EVO-T12-5-RS4 is not limited to speed enforcement; it also supports red-light enforcement. A single device covers up to three lanes, including the opposite direction of travel, and handles two independent traffic lights.
Measurement is resolved with a 24 GHz 4D radar, not by estimating from the image, and the set is completed by a 12.3 megapixel monochrome camera for reading plates and a 5 megapixel colour camera for the context.
Evidence built to hold
Every offence is documented with three black-and-white images for OCR verification, three in colour for the context and a video recorded before and after the event. In multi-lane traffic, the system automatically highlights the offending vehicle.
To that is added the integrity of the evidence package itself: a digital signature at source, a timestamp accurate to the millisecond and a unique identifier per event. And one safeguard that tends to go unnoticed until it is needed: if the device moves or goes out of alignment, the system detects it and stops issuing notices rather than carrying on producing doubtful case files.
Why it matters to a council
The discussion about these devices usually centres on the purchase price, and that is where bad decisions get made. The real cost of a speed measuring device is not on the invoice: it is in the percentage of case files that never reach a conclusion.
A type-approved device, with solid evidence and self-diagnostics, brings down successful appeals, further appeals and annulments. Each of those decisions consumes council staff hours and ends in revenue that never arrives. The difference between one device and another is measured in that rate, not in the initial price.
Available to Spanish public authorities
CGi21 includes the Velocar VRS-EVO in its road safety and traffic monitoring solutions, together with installation, technical assistance and end-to-end handling of the penalty case file.
You can look at the full specifications of the device or request a demonstration to see it working on a specific case.