July 04, 2020 | Road Traffic
Reference: F-2020-01224
Request
Request 1
Is your police force a part of Operation SNAP, or does it have a similar, bespoke system in place through which members of the public can upload video footage from dash cams of traffic offences, which officers can then review and determine whether to directly issue a Fixed Penalty Notice/Driver Awareness Course (or similar)/Court Prosecution or warning?
Request 2
If your police force is a part of Operation SNAP, or has a similar system in place as described in Question 1), could you please provide the following:
a. Number of video footages sent to you
b. Number of fixed penalty notices (FPNs) issued from evidence submitted via Operation SNAP or a
similar system
c. Number of court prosecutions issued from evidence submitted via Operation SNAP or a similar
system
d. Number of Driver Awareness Courses (or any other driver improvement course) issued from
evidence submitted via Operation SNAP or a similar system
Could you please provide answers to Question 2) for the following calendar years:
2017
2018
2019
2020 – up to the latest month available.
Request 3
If your force has not been a part of Operation SNAP, or not had its own equivalent system as described in Question 1), since 2017, please provide figures from the year the programme started.