What is the purpose of the green box that can be seen on UK A-roads and motorways?

The green box has a pole with a solar cell on top and I have noticed them mainly by junctions of A-roads and at on/off-ramps on the motorways. What do they do? Who owns thems? These boxes have nothing to do with the blue traffic master system.
Thanks a lot.

Answers:
It s a car counter!
Honestly, if you look on the road surface near it you will see and large bow tie shape cut into the raodsurface. This is the tar infill which hides a cable. As a car passes over it the box recognises the change inthe magnetic field in the cable and adds "one" to its counter. The solar panel cahrges the battery that powers is all. So at least that bit is environmantally friendly.

Its for the people who have the raod maintenace contracts, their contract is dependant on traffic flow.

How do I know, well I use to sell the solar panels to the company that make the green boxes!
Done lots me! and am full of useless information! and other stuff according to my wife..

Be careful when looking for the "bow tie"
dont know but i will be looking at the answer
Never seen one, I do a lot of driving.

You sure you not ingesting LSD?
the government owns then an they r speed cameras they take ur pik if u speed depending on where bouts in britain they r green or yellow
They are solar panels to give energy to the lights that show signs at night.

I think.

On a separate note, does spraying speed cameras with black paint stop them working?

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