Joint effort: Almost 200 offenders caught by West Midlands’ Operation Tramline
Officers from West Midlands Police’s Roads Policing Unit (RPU) took part in Operation Tramline last week, dealing with almost 200 offences on the region’s motorways, including one driver who was spotted rolling a cannabis joint while driving. Operation Tramline, a project running across the country in partnership with National Highways, sees trained officers using an unmarked HGV to […]
Over 140 offences detected during Operation Tramline using HGV supercab in Suffolk
Police in Suffolk stopped 142 vehicles and detected over 140 offences, as part of a roads policing operation that took place earlier this month. Operation Tramline saw police provided with an HGV tractor unit by National Highways, which allowed officers to carry out patrols across the county’s strategic road network and use this elevated […]
Operation Tramline marks 10 years on road in quest for safer drivers
Ten years ago, National Highways’ first unmarked HGV cab went out on patrol with the police in an innovative trial to find new ways to deter unsafe driving – Operation Tramline was born. Since that day, more than 51,500 offences have been recorded by officers from 35 different police forces patrolling across the country in […]
Swearing driver and “cereal offender” stopped in crackdown on dangerous driving in Yorkshire and North East
Drivers eating at the wheel, swearing at police and typing two-handed at the wheel of an HGV were filmed by officers as part of a collaborative effort to deter and expose dangerous habits on our roads. As part of Operation Tramline, National Highways provided five police forces with HGV cabs to patrol various […]
Northants: Operation Tramline detects more than 80 offences on county’s major roads
More than 80 traffic offences were detected during Northamptonshire Police’s latest days of action to crack down on illegal and irresponsible drivers using the county’s road network. Officers from the Safer Roads Team, Roads Policing Team, and Special Constabulary were back on board National Highways’ unmarked HGV between June 25 and June 28, patrolling four […]
Suffolk: Over 220 offences detected during operation using HGV supercab
Police in Suffolk stopped over 200 vehicles, made two arrests and detected more than 220 offences, as part of a recent week-long roads policing operation. The latest deployment of Operation Tramline saw police provided with an HGV tractor unit by National Highways, which allowed officers to carry out patrols across the county’s strategic road network […]
More than 175 traffic offences detected on the M1 in Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire Police have been working with National Highways’ unmarked HGV this month identifying more than 175 offences as part of the latest operation to crackdown on illegal and irresponsible drivers using the county’s major road network. Officers from the Safer Roads Team, supported by colleagues from the Roads Policing Team, Serious Collision Investigation Unit and […]
Police in Lincolnshire detect 99 offences during latest Operation Tramline
Driving offences including suspected drug driving, motorists using their phone at the wheel and a one-month-old baby found not properly restrained have been detected by officers during tje latest Operation Tramline in Lincolnshire. The operation, in conjunction with National Highways, uses a so-called “supercab” to identify unsafe and distracting driver behaviour on major routes, aiming […]
Thames Valley Police and National Highways operation spots 104 traffic offences in a week
The latest Operation Tramline initiative run by National Highways and the Police has seen more than a hundred people caught breaking the law in just one week. The latest operation, run by Thames Valley Police’s Roads Policing Joint Operations Unit in partnership with National Highways between 7 and 11 August covered sections of the M40 […]
Latest Operation Tramline campaign hits streets in Essex
Police in Essex have used National Highways’ “supercab” to identify unsafe and distracting driver behaviour on major routes across the county, leading to 97 drivers being reported for a variety of offences. The vehicle was provided by National Highways between 10-14 July as the latest part of a national project which aims to improve safety […]