27 drivers who were caught speeding chose to explain their behaviour to children in Broadclyst rather than receive a fine.
A 'speed watch' exercise carried out in Broadclyst found large numbers of vehicles breaking the limit.
One in ten vehicles on the B3181 Exeter-bound were recorded speeding.
In Station Road, one motorist drove at 52 miles an hour in the 30 miles an hour zone near the primary school.