Fixed Penalty Notices for Motoring Offences 2016 to 2021
Keywords
Fixed, Penalty, Notice, Motoring, Offences, Recorded, Exhaust, System, Silencer, Road, Stationery, Defective, Prevention, Noise, Emissions, Sounding, Horn, Restricted, Road, Night, Excessive, Handheld, Mobile, Phone, Driving, Endorsable, Fines, Conditional, Offers, Offender, Retraining, Courses, Court, Hearings, Disposed.
Publication Number
PUB 1347
FOI Reference Number
16490
Request Title
Fixed Penalty Notices for Motoring Offences 2016 to 2021
Date Range
November 2016 to October 2021
Information Requested
Please could you provide a count of the number of offences recorded by your constabulary for each of the following offences related to motoring for the specified time periods:
|
Offence |
Offence code |
|---|---|
|
Use a motor vehicle on a road which was not fitted with an exhaust system including a silencer |
RC86065 |
|
Use a motor vehicle on a road with a defective exhaust system / silencer |
RC86066 |
|
Drive a vehicle on a road and fail to stop the engine when stationary for prevention of noise / exhaust emissions |
RC86093 |
|
Cause sounding of vehicle horn whilst stationary |
RC86394 |
|
Cause motor vehicle horn to be sounded on restricted road at night |
RC86395 |
|
Use a motor vehicle on a road in a manner as to cause excessive noise |
RC86092 |
|
Use a handheld mobile phone / device while driving a motor vehicle on a road - endorsable offence |
RC86820 |
*Note: if the offence code I have provided is wrong or outdated, please use just the offence as detailed in the first column.
Please provide me with the above counts for each offence for the following time periods:
November 2016 - October 2017
November 2017 - October 2018
November 2018 - October 2019
November 2019 - October 2020
November 2020 - October 2021
Disclosure with Exemptions
Full Disclosure
Information Correct as at
03 December 2021
Date of Disclosure
20 December 2021
Related Documents/Links
https://www.essex.police.uk/foi-ai/af/accessing-information/published-items/?q=speed
FOI 16490 Response
Having completed enquiries within Essex Police in respect of Section 1(1)(a), Essex Police does hold information relating to your request. Under Section 1(1)(b) the below and attached have been provided in relation to your request:
Caveats:
The data is correct as at 03 December 2021.
The data is for offences disposed of by fixed penalty only, including fines and conditional offers. It does not include data for offences disposed of by other means such as offender retraining courses or court hearings.
Every effort is made to ensure that the data provided by Essex Police is accurate and complete. However, Essex Police systems are designed primarily for the management of individual cases and not for the purposes of providing data to answer specific FOI enquiries. Please note although data can be extracted from a number of sources via database queries, the results may be subject to inaccuracies. Care should be taken to understand our return when considering the interpretation or further use of the data.