Furious drivers have come up with a new environmentally friendly weapon to fight speed cameras - leaves on the lens.
A leafy branch is shoved through the frame of the camera on one of Birmingham's busiest roads, stopping it snapping speeders.
The attack on the site in Hagley Road, near the junction with Rotton Park Road, is now being investigated by the West Midlands Casualty Reduction Partnership, which is in charge of the region's speed cameras.
They are unsure if it was deliberate or just an act of nature.
The Association of British Drivers today said it understood the frustrations of those behind the attack. Russell Eden, from the Association of British Drivers, said: "We don't condone it but it's hardly surprising that people should feel so aggrieved.
"If only the police would see fit to put in cameras where they would do something and people could see they're there for road safety reasons."
Earlier this week the Evening Mail revealed the findings of a survey from the RAC Foundation and Autocar magazine which found almost half of motorists wouldn't tell police if they saw cameras being vandalised.
And recent figures have shown the number of Midland drivers with penalty points on their licence has doubled in the last five years to one in six motorists.
Adam Warwick, from the West Midlands Casualty Reduction Partner-ship, said: "If there has been a case of vandalism, the police take all vandalism seriously and investigate and prosecute those involved.
"Vandalism to safety cameras in the West Midlands is very rare. There is a great deal of support for cameras in the West Midlands.
"Vandalism is an offence that can result in even prison sentences."
