No that's not a typo but rather a shocking number of drivers who have been caught on camera speeding around the City of Moose Jaw.

In the past six months, over 25,000 speeding violations have been recorded with the photo speed enforcement camera at the intersection of the Trans Canada and 9th Avenue Northwest in Moose Jaw, but only 6,500 tickets have been mailed out to the offenders.

Police Chief Rick Bourassa says part of the issue is that they've been caught off guard with the sheer number of offenders.

"One of the factors is that we underestimated the number of violators that are going through that intersection." confessed Bourassa. "We were certainly surprised by the high numbers and we've had to increase resources to manage the ticket issuing on this and we're behind. We just haven't been able to keep up with the demand."

Bourassa says another issue is if they're not 100 per cent clear on identifying a license plate number, they can't issue the ticket. With that said, if a vehicle is pulled over with a dirty license plate or something covering it, like a clear cover that's marketed to trick traffic cameras, Bourassa says a ticket can be issued.