Download this blog as a pdf here Key points At court in 2021 (England and Wales), Motoring offences—both prosecutions and convictions - rose by 22% in 2021, faster than other types of crime.Speed limit court prosecutions rose by 24% to 208,493. They account for the largest share of motoring offences prosecuted at court - despite …
AVZ Blog (August 2022) Driving bans are still too rare
Download this blog as a pdf here The tables and chart linked to this blog also appear in the downloadable spreadsheet at the end of this blog Key points In 2021, the Ministry of Justice reports that: Driving bans given at court increased by 31% in 2021, up to 78,816 drivers directly disqualified.Lifetime bans increased …
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AVZ Blog (August 2022) Roads Policing officer numbers, England and Wales
To download this blog click here The tables and chart linked to this blog appear in the spreadsheet below Key points (2021/22) The numbers of Roads Policing officers increased to 4,102, up by 11 officers (0.3%).Half of police services reported an increase.As a share of total police numbers, roads policing fell slightly to 3%. Total …
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AVZ Blog (August 2022) Motoring offence sentencing consultation: Careless driving and custody
To download this blog as a pdf click here Key points Sentencing guidelines for motoring offences are being consulted upon – for the first time in 15 years.In general, the Sentencing Council is proposing higher starting points and sentencing ranges with more use of custodial sentences.With Causing death and serious injury by careless driving, all …
Total motoring offences by police service
Key points New analysis from AVZ makes it possible to see total offences sanctioned by police services (2011-2020)Data on court prosecutions and out of court sanctions has been combined and published by individual police service for the first timeThis shows how enforcement of motoring offences has changed within each police service. Between 2011-2019, 20 police …
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AVZ Blog (Mar22) – Leeds Safer Roads Vision Zero Strategy 2040
This blog can be downloaded as a pdf here Live or travel in Leeds? Now is your chance to input into the local road safety strategy. The consultation survey closes on 24th April 2022. Here Action Vision Zero shares our thoughts on the draft strategy and key actions proposed, highlighting the good and where it …
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AVZ Blog (Feb22) Road crime reporting – new AVZ survey
This blog can be downloaded here Careless driving detection is on the rise. Between 2017-2020, careless driving sanctions rose by 30%. We believe this increase has been helped by dedicated members of the public who submit videos of unsafe driving to the police. So, if you were one of these local road danger reduction helpers, …
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AVZ Blog (Jan 2022) – Tackling speeding in London – update
This blog can be downloaded as a pdf here The London Vision Zero Action Plan Progress Report, published in November 2021, was produced by Transport for London, the Metropolitan Police Service and London Councils. It included a summary of progress made and further commitments to lower speeds and increase enforcement. Here Action Vision Zero highlights …
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AVZ Blog (November 2021) – London Vision Zero Action Plan Progress Report: good progress but more is still possible
This blog can be downloaded as a pdf here Just published by TfL is their three-year progress report on the Vision Zero Action Plan. The original plan came out in July 2018 and the new report assesses how much progress has been made and the new actions TfL is committed to to ensure the targets …
AVZ Blog (Nov21) Hit and run – sentence needed that fits this cowardly crime
This blog can be downloaded as a pdf here Today there is a Westminster Hall debate on penalties for fatal road traffic offences. This has been achieved due to petitions from families bereaved by crashes where the driver left the scene. The families of Matt Smyth, Paul Wood and Ryan Saltern have made this debate …
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