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The essentials in three lines

  • In Morocco, automatic speed cameras come under the National Road Safety Agency (NARSA). Mobile speed cameras are used by officers of the Sûreté nationale and the Gendarmerie royale, who are present on site.
  • New-generation speed cameras check speed in both directions of traffic, and some also check red lights. The law also allows automatic devices to record a STOP sign not respected or a solid line crossed. On the motorway, some calculate an average speed.
  • The limits to remember: 120 km/h on the motorway, 100 km/h at most outside built-up areas, less in town depending on the signs. Under our rental conditions, fines and offences incurred during the hire remain the responsibility of the hirer.

You are driving on a national road around Agadir, you pass a box at the roadside, and the question comes up: did it flash? Further on, an officer is holding a device pointed at the traffic. With a hire car, you do not know what is being checked. Here is how speed cameras and traffic cameras work in Morocco, based on the Highway Code texts and NARSA's official pages, checked in November 2026.

Who checks what: automatic speed cameras and mobile checks

There are two types of check. The first works on its own, with no officer on site: this is automated enforcement, whose management is one of NARSA's official tasks. Decree no. 2-10-419, issued to implement the Highway Code (Law no. 52-05), lists what an automatic device can record: speeding, crossing a solid line, improper overtaking, failing to stop at a STOP sign or a red light, and non-compliant number plates. For this it cites fixed speed cameras and fixed cameras.

The second type is mobile checks. According to Article 15 of the same decree, the speed camera is either fixed or mobile, and mobile speed cameras are used by officers of the Sûreté nationale and the Gendarmerie royale responsible for traffic policing. The check then takes place in the presence of officers, who may signal you to stop.

New-generation fixed speed cameras: both directions, several vehicles

According to the official NARSA Services page, the ministry in charge of transport has acquired 552 new-generation devices, adding to an existing network of 140 speed cameras. Gradual operation began in January 2022. The announced breakdown: 276 speed cameras outside towns, on national and regional roads; 204 cameras in town, which check red lights and speed; 72 average-speed cameras reserved for the motorway network.

These devices distinguish light vehicles from heavy goods vehicles and can record offences by 24 vehicles at once. Above all, they record offences in both directions: NARSA announced that, from 16 June 2025, it would start checking vehicles approaching the camera as well as those moving away from it. So a speed camera facing the other lane can still apply to you.

The signs that announce a check, and what they do not tell you

Order no. 2805-14 on road signs provides for sign 482, which announces a zone where speed is checked by camera, and sign 484, which announces an average-speed check calculated over journey time, at the motorway exit. Both are rectangular, white in the centre and blue at the top and bottom.

Decree no. 2-10-419 adds a useful rule. Outside built-up areas, speed checks by fixed or mobile camera must be announced at the start of the road or section concerned by a sign reading “Caution, speed checks over … km”, repeated every 30 kilometres on longer roads. On the motorway, it must be announced at the start of the motorway. So the sign announces a section, not where the device is: the speed camera may be several kilometres further on. Slowing down at the sign and then speeding up again achieves nothing, and with an average-speed check, braking in front of the device does not change the calculation: what counts is your speed over the whole stretch.

Checks with officers: what happens at the roadside

For roadside checks, the decree rules out bends, slopes, bridges and tunnels. The check must be announced by signs, by day and by night: outside built-up areas, at least 200 metres on either side of a permanent fixed post, at least 100 metres from a non-permanent fixed post. At night, a flashing beacon or illuminated markers are added. In town, at a junction, the signage already in place, whether signs, road markings or traffic lights, counts as notice of the check.

As soon as you see these signs, ease off and stop if an officer signals you to, at the spot they indicate. Keep your passport and driving licence within reach. On the question of a foreign licence, see Driving in Morocco with a French licence.

Red lights and cameras: what we know for Agadir

Automatic red-light enforcement does exist in Morocco: it appears in the decree, and 204 of the cameras announced by NARSA check it in town, along with speed. However, we found no official public list of equipped junctions in Agadir when we checked in November 2026. So we do not give one, and we advise against unsourced lists.

The practical rule: stop before the line at a red light, come to a complete stop at a STOP sign, and never cross a solid line to overtake. A camera can record all three offences without an officer. Towards Marrakech, the motorway limit is 120 km/h at most, less where a sign says so: see Driving from Agadir to Marrakech.

With a hire car: what our conditions say

A hire car changes nothing as far as speed cameras are concerned. Our rental conditions are clear: fines and offences incurred during the rental period remain the responsibility of the hirer. The simplest thing is not to get any. Keep to 100 km/h at most outside built-up areas and 120 km/h at most on the motorway, less if a sign requires it. In town, the limit is lower: follow the signs. And slow down near a school, as Decree no. 2-10-420 requires.

On the last day, we advise returning the car 2 hours before your flight: set off early, and you will have no reason to rush. For other good habits, see Driving in Morocco: tips for tourists. On the road, 24/7 assistance is included with every hire.

Type of check Who operates it What it can record The right reflex
Fixed speed camera outside towns Automated enforcement (NARSA) Speed, in both directions 100 km/h at most outside built-up areas, or less if a sign requires it
Urban camera Automated enforcement (NARSA) Red light, speed Stop before the line at a red light, keep to the signed speed
Average speed on the motorway Automated enforcement (NARSA) Average speed over a stretch 120 km/h at most, or less if a sign requires it, over the whole stretch
Camera or other automatic device Automated enforcement (NARSA) STOP sign, solid line, improper overtaking, non-compliant number plates Complete stop at the STOP sign, no overtaking on a solid line
Mobile speed camera Sûreté nationale, Gendarmerie royale Speed, with officers present Slow down at check signs, passport and driving licence within reach

Frequently asked questions

Do speed cameras in Morocco flash in both directions?

Yes. According to NARSA Services, new-generation speed cameras record offences in both directions of traffic, and NARSA announced that this check would come into service from 16 June 2025.

Is a fixed speed camera always announced by a sign?

Outside built-up areas, Decree no. 2-10-419 provides for notice at the start of the road or section being checked, repeated every 30 kilometres on longer roads. But the sign does not tell you where the device is: keep to the right speed over the whole section.

A fine during the hire: who pays?

The hirer. Under our rental conditions, fines and offences incurred during the rental period remain their responsibility.

Sources

Written by the Carsalis team, in Agadir. We have been hiring out cars from our office at 4 Bis rue Moulay Driss since 2008. What you are reading here comes from our own rental conditions and from what our customers ask us every week on WhatsApp.

A question about your rental in Agadir? Write to us on WhatsApp at +212 648 291 116, or use our booking request. We usually reply within the minute, and we tell you straight whether the car is free or not.

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