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 […]
Hypothecation: Police, council and campaign leaders back call for road safety fines to be spent on schemes
The West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC), Simon Foster and the Mayor of the West Midlands, Richard Parker, have secured overwhelming support from 33 senior leaders across policing, local government and road safety partnerships to call for an urgent review of the UK’s speed enforcement system. In a joint letter issued to Government this […]
West Midlands Police trial AI camera in ghost plate crackdown
West Midlands Police are deploying an AI camera in an attempt to catch up to two million motorists who doctor their number plates to evade detection in ultra-low emission (ULEZ) and low-speed zones. It is estimated as many as one in 15 motorists may be using “ghost” or fake plates to avoid being caught by the […]
New agreement aims to cut speeding on West Midlands’ roads
More action on speeding drivers will be taken thanks to a major new agreement signed by West Midlands Police with the region’s seven local authorities, the Police and Crime Commissioner and West Midlands Combined Authority. The ‘Joint Working Agreement’ will make it easier to install new cameras, in addition to hundreds of Jenoptik average speed […]
West Midlands Chief Constable welcomes road safety improvements
A road safety scheme aimed at improving road safety and public transport Birmingham has had its most recent phase completed on the A457 Dudley Road. Chief Constable Craig Guildford said: “Since the summer, I have chaired a gold group around road safety bringing together the local authorities and the combined authority to work collectively for […]
West Midlands authorities issue joint road safety statement
City council leaders, the Mayor of West Midlands and the West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner issued a joint statement on road safety. “The increasing number of serious incidents on the roads across the West Midlands requires emergency action. The Police and Crime Commissioner, Birmingham City Council’s Leadership and the Mayor of the West Midlands […]