There are other disposal methods available such as attendance on a driver education course or the acceptance of a fixed penalty notice. The police may not be able to prosecute the offence without you being willing to attend court.
If however on the very rare occasion the offence which you report does require a court appearance, then you will be fully supported through the process.
Will I be kept updated on the progress of my submission?
We will not have the capacity to feed back on every single submission, however we will publish performance data on a regular basis.
Will my own driving or the way in which I captured the footage be scrutinised?
You must be aware that when the police review the footage which you submit they are duty bound to also review the manner of your driving and also the manner in which the footage was obtained. For example, if you were exceeding the speed limit in order to catch up with an offending driver and then proceeded to film them with your mobile phone whilst driving, then the police will consider also taking proceedings against you. Continue reading “On average only 1 to 2% of all offences reported through Operation Snap result in a court appearance”