ARMED with speed guns, Kingsway villagers have been out catching speeding motorists.
An A-team of residents took to the streets last week in a bid to get speedy cars under control.
The growing estate, which is now home to thousands of people, has problems with cars and buses hurtling down its main routes.
But a team of four volunteers have been trained up by Gloucestershire police to use a radar gun to track speeding road users.
First-time speeders are sent a letter to warn them about their actions but the second time they could be prosecuted by police.
Sarah Jones, one of the residents who joined the speed watch campaign, said: "We had to put out signs to warn people that we were in the area and we wore hi-vis jackets.
"We monitored everyone's speed so that we could see just how big a problem speeding actually is.
"If anyone was found to be travelling over 30mph then we would record their details and they receive a letter from the police."
Quedgeley parish councillors have been left so inspired by the scheme that they want to train up some of their team to use the guns as well.
Councillor Graham Smith, vice chairman of the council, said: "There are two or three of us who are interested in being trained up and I am one of them.
"Speeding has also been an issue in Quedgeley on the other side of the A38 in places like Severn Vale Drive and School Lane.
"We will be quite happy to look into doing something similar here to see if it helps to combat the problems."
Similar schemes in Abbeymead and Barnwood last year proved to be a success with residents and police all getting involved.
