Nearly half of UK police forces record speeds of over 90mph on 30mph roads

Almost half of UK police forces (48%) have caught motorists driving over 90mph on 30mph roads – more than three times the speed limit, new data analysed by the RAC has revealed. A Freedom of Information request to the UK’s 45 police forces also found that, of the 40 with data, almost all (90%) had […]

Ford police cars could have in-built speed cameras

Ford has had a patent approved in the US that enables a police car to use a set of in-built sensors to detect speeding vehicles. The patent outlines that the system would note the car violating the limit ‘by a large margin’, then capture images of recognisable identifying features of the speeding vehicle, such as a […]

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 […]

Launch of new Roads Policing Team in Northamptonshire is driving down crime

Increased arrests, a crackdown on traffic offences and a greater police presence are just some of the benefits resulting from the newly formed Roads Policing Team (RPT) who are driving down crime and improving road safety across Northamptonshire. In its first two months of activity, the RPT have completed 967 vehicle interactions with drivers and […]

Police in National Highways’ unmarked HGV cabs spot 700 offences

Eight police forces teamed up with National Highways for a week of action along the M1 which resulted in almost 700 offences being recorded. Almost 700 offences were spotted in just one week by police officers patrolling the M1 in National Highways’ unmarked HGV cabs. Eight police forces travelled the route between Leeds and London […]