Thousands of drivers wrongly fined £5million by Britain's busiest speed camera are set to RE-FUNDED after police found it to be FAULTY

 Britain's 'busiest speed camera' that raked in an estimated £5million in fines is faulty police have now revealed, as furious motorists slam the force for keeping the flawed device up.

Have you been caught by the faulty camera? 

If you've been caught by the Maybray King Way speed camera, please email Jacob.Thorburn@mailonline.co.uk The 30mph speed camera in Maybray King Way, Southampton, caught 51,049 motorists driving over the limit between 2015 and 2017, triggering more than 320 times a week at its peak. 

The minimum fine for exceeding the 30mph limit in that area is £100 and it is understood the camera will have brought in more than £5.1m in fines from drivers over a three year period.

But Hampshire Police has now admitted the speed-busting camera has been recording 'incorrect readings' for vehicles with a 'high flat rear' - meaning any number of drivers could now be owed refunds.

The force apologised after mistakenly sending fines out to two motorists who showed video footage of them clearly being under the speed limit.

Now in the wake of these revelations, dozens of people have contacted MailOnline to share their experiences of being erroneously caught by the camera. 

The rear-facing device, which records motorists' speed after they passed it, remains in place on the dual carriageway, as those caught by the speed-busting camera slam the inaccurate readings.  

Motorists driving taller vehicles including SUVs, vans, motorhomes, lorries and more have borne the brunt of the false camera activations, MailOnline understands. 

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Delivery driver Harley Golder used dashcam footage (above) which showed he was actually driving at 24mph to challenge the broken speed camera's claims that he was travelling at 48mph

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The minimum fine for exceeding the 30mph limit in that area is £100 and it is understood the camera will have brought in more than £5.1m in revenue from drivers over a three year period

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Harley Golder (pictured) was recorded driving at 49mph but claims he was actually going at 24mph. That error could have cost him six points on his drivers licence

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Map shows the camera on Maybray King Way, Mr Thompson was travelling from west to east when it wrongly recorded him doing 50mph

At its peak, the camera caught 70 motorists a day between 2015 and 2017 - with revenue in those three years alone estimated to be more than £5m. 

But Hampshire Police has now warned the device has been activating in error, meaning hundreds of drivers may have faced punishment unnecessarily. 

Outraged motorists have shared their experiences, with Harley Golder, another delivery driver, being recorded driving at 49mph. 

That error could have cost him six points on his drivers license as his dashcam correctly showed he was actually driving at 24mph. 

Mr Golder said the reasons provided by the police were 'ridiculous' as the force claimed it was due to the 'dark colour' of his Land Rover.

He wrote on Facebook: 'Recently I've been continuously getting flashed by a speed camera on Maybray King Way (Eastbound) Southampton.

'I received a NIP [Notice of Intended Prosecution] stating that I was caught speeding at 49mph in a 30mph zone (dash cam states I'm doing 24mph).

'Don't be afraid to question speeding tickets. The reason I'm being flashed is due to my type of car a Land Rover Defender and the fact that my vehicle is dark - a ridiculous excuse!'