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FOI 12042

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST REFERENCE NO: 12042

I write in connection with your request for information which was received on 17th June 2019. Please find below the response to your request:

 

I would like to request statistics and information under the Freedom of Information Act with regards to dangerous driving on the southbound exit slip road of the M6 at junction 4 (A446). Specifically, please provide the following information:

 

- The total number of drivers prosecuted for driving along the hard shoulder of the southbound exit slip road of the M6 at junction 4 (A446) in the period from January 1st, 2018 to July 17th, 2019.

- The number of drivers prosecuted as a result of Police patrols for driving along the hard shoulder of the southbound exit slip road of the M6 at junction 4 (A446) in the period from January 1st, 2018 to July 17th, 2019.

- The number of drivers prosecuted as a result of dashcam footage for driving along the hard shoulder of the southbound exit slip road of the M6 at junction 4 (A446) in the period from January 1st, 2018 to July 17th, 2019.

- The measures which are being taken in the short and long terms in order to resolve this persistent issue.

            

Reply:-

 

The total number of drivers prosecuted for driving along the hard shoulder of the southbound exit slip road of the M6 at junction 4 (A446) in the period from January 1st, 2018 to July 17th, 2019.

 

Although these cases fall within Warwickshire Policing area, this location is policed by the Central Motorway Police Group from West Midlands Police. The majority of traffic offence reports have been processed by Warwickshire and West Mercia Traffic Process Unit. However, West Midlands Police Traffic Unit have also processed a number of these traffic offence reports, therefore the true figure will be higher than what we can report.

 

N.B. An out of court disposal can be commenced within another force area , however, it must return to the owning force if the matter reaches prosecution stage.

 

With regards to the offences processed by Warwickshire and West Mercia Police Traffic Process Unit, we can tell you:

 

179 cases have or are being been processed

110 settled by way of attendance on a driver alertness workshop

5 are currently being prosecuted through the courts with the remainder of cases still being processed.

 

- The number of drivers prosecuted as a result of Police patrols for driving along the hard shoulder of the southbound exit slip road of the M6 at junction 4 (A446) in the period from January 1st, 2018 to July 17th, 2019.

 

78

 

- The number of drivers prosecuted as a result of dashcam footage for driving along the hard shoulder of the southbound exit slip road of the M6 at junction 4 (A446) in the period from January 1st, 2018 to July 17th, 2019.

 

101 cases have been reported via Operation Snap, which allows members of the public to report incidents of poor driving by submitting dash cam evidence via the online portal.

 

- The measures which are being taken in the short and long terms in order to resolve this persistent issue.

 

As mentioned above this location is policed by West Midlands Central Motorway Policing Group. Whilst we do not hold details of what specific measures have been put in place, we can tell you that several operations have taken place at this location in the last 12 months. If further detail is required to answer this question, the requester would need to make representation to West Midlands Police.