§ Mr. PaiceTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many roadside checks were carried out 101W by each police force during the last 12 months for the purposes of (a) speed, (b) use of seat belts and child restraints, (c) vehicle safety and roadworthiness and (d) influence of alcohol or drugs. [73432]
Motoring Offences (Speeding, seat belts, vehicle condition & driving after consuming alcohol/drugs) dealt with by official police action and police force area. England and Wales 2000 Speed limit offences1 Seal belt offences2 Vehicle defect offences1 consuming alcohol/drugs4 Written Warnings Fixed Penalties Proceedings at magistrates' courts Total dealt with Written Warnings Fixed Penalties Proceedings at magistrates' courts Total dealt with Written Warnings Fixed Penalties Proceedings at magistrates' courts Total dealt with Written Warnings Proceedings at magistrates' courts Total dealt with Avon & Somerset 70 36,122 4,671 40,863 3 4,360 102 4,465 75 107 1,446 1,628 1 2,719 2,720 Bedfordshire 12,862 16,707 2,316 31,885 — 3,841 37 3,878 1 44 198 243 — 884 884 Cambridgeshire 2 8,708 1,692 10,402 1 1,639 73 1,713 1 62 333 396 — 882 882 Cheshire 223 15,356 4,805 20,384 1 3,229 68 3,298 8 149 685 842 — 1,899 1,899 Cleveland 1,317 23,228 1,126 25,671 2,469 1,653 87 4,209 89 112 1,219 1,420 — 858 858 Cumbria 4 4,103 1,610 5,717 9 1,360 145 1,514 38 323 862 1,223 1 874 875 Derbyshire 16 18,291 5,308 23,615 — 3,535 84 3,619 68 106 1,116 1,290 — 1,599 1,599 Devon & Cornwall 39 28,091 5,324 33,454 9 5,588 118 5,715 26 178 1,102 1,306 — 2,421 2,421 Dorset — 18,305 1,456 19,761 — 4,959 32 4,991 3 198 294 495 — 1,244 1,244 Durham 4 9,180 1,458 10,642 6 3,146 89 3,241 8 37 1,164 1,209 2 1,218 1,220 Essex 7 102,326 6,887 109,220 1 6,734 125 6,860 4 77 787 868 1 2,702 2,703 Gloucestershire 28 5,781 2,675 8,484 2 1,393 25 1,420 1 46 661 708 — 891 891 Gt Manchester 89 59,765 15,263 75,117 21 10,241 706 10,968 22 647 2,478 3,147 — 5,186 5,186 Hampshire 264 27,566 6,498 34,328 6 4,246 209 4,461 28 93 1,877 1,998 12 3,812 3,824 Hertfordshire 124 23,956 2,635 26,715 19 3,639 81 3,739 239 80 919 1,238 3 1,691 1,694 Humberside 2 22,209 2,181 24,392 5 3,963 81 4,049 10 258 818 1,086 — 1,468 1,468 Kent 25 24,617 2,501 27,143 2 4,707 54 4,763 30 543 2,786 3,359 1 2,807 2,808 Lancashire 3 29,683 5,932 35,618 — 9,787 348 10,135 20 706 2,291 3,017 — 2,879 2,879 Leicestershire 1 8,094 2,124 10,219 3 2,086 102 2,191 33 280 669 982 6 1,651 1,657 Lincolnshire 22 26,319 3,724 30,065 7 2,359 64 2,430 18 20 627 665 — 911 911 London, City of 1 353 206 560 — 186 5 191 1 22 302 325 — 193 193 Merseyside 1,943 7,385 1,651 10,979 874 2,831 261 3,966 111 170 807 1,088 7 2,515 2,522 Met Police 32 54,843 9,175 64,050 44 6,270 630 6,944 45 1,725 7,479 9,249 7 14,166 14,173 Norfolk — 4,783 1,482 6,265 — 3,547 62 3,609 — 71 540 611 — 1,014 1,014 Northamptonshire — 35,489(5) 288 35,777 — 1,245 15 1,260 3 9 412 424 1 898 899 Northumbria 747 24,265 3,920 28,932 584 3,952 281 4,817 166 819 2,339 3,324 1 2,958 2,959 North Yorkshire 3 5,295 1,303 6,601 — 1,293 58 1,351 18 112 390 520 — 1,160 1,160 Nottinghamshire 347 23,766 1,497 25,610 — 1,391 83 1,474 — 7 1,007 1,014 — 1,915 1,915 South Yorkshire 2 20,987 2,769 23,758 5 5,782 135 5,922 17 470 1,607 2,094 — 2,322 2,322 Staffordshire 26 13,969 .. 16,5186 18 2,212 .. 2,2916 78 130 .. 1,9176 4 .. 2,0146 Suffolk 2 12,596 1,292 13,890 18 1,423 65 1,506 19 83 474 576 — 1,002 1,002 Surrey 34 12,072 3,127 15,233 — 1,696 88 5,784 27 112 804 943 2 1,729 1,731 Sussex 17 24,990 4,681 29,688 1 5,349 85 5,435 17 105 540 662 32 2,327 2,359 Thames Valley 87 71,888 8,784 80,759 2 7,142 174 7,318 10 288 1,061 1,359 1 3,921 3,922 Warwickshire 3,260 2,099 4,825 10,184 1,183 881 49 2,113 231 48 652 931 — 855 855 West Mercia 144 22,150 2,989 25,283 — 2,266 116 2,382 38 543 1,351 1,732 — 1,741 1,741 West Midlands 9 5,668 4,099 9,776 3 3,411 310 3,724 29 380 2,229 2,638 1 5,212 5,213 West Yorkshire 13 24,595 6,222 30,830 9 4,484 236 4,729 21 285 1,715 2,019 1 3,798 3,799 Wiltshire 212 16,351 2,606 19,169 — 3,047 78 3,125 12 64 561 637 — 997 997 Total England 21,981 891,951 143,625 1,057,557 5,305 144,873 5,422 155,600 1,565 9,307 48,311 59,183 84 89,329 89,413 Dyfed Powys 3 8,840 1,035 9,880 3 1,617 48 1,668 50 105 476 631 1 985 986 Gwent 45 16,518 4,123 20,686 3 3,288 61 3,352 15 95 755 865 4 1,341 1,345 North Wales 21 16,980 2,987 19,988 4 2,533 55 2,592 20 173 624 817 — 1,430 1,430 South Wales 2,051 54,383 2,898 59,332 848 2,990 154 3,992 61 241 1,326 1,628 2 3,075 3,077 Total Wales 2,122 96,721 11,043 109,886 858 10,428 318 11,604 146 614 3,181 3,941 63,124 7 6,831 6,838 Total England & Wales 24,103 988,672 154,668 1,167,443 6,163 155,301 5,740 167,204 1,711 9,921 51,492 91 96,160 96,251 Notes:
1 All speed limit offences: Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 secs 16, 81, 84, 86, 88 amp;& 89. Motor Vehicles (Speed Limits on Motorways) Regulations 1973. Parks Regulation (Amendment) Act 1926 and byelaws made thereunder
2 Seat Belt offences: Road Traffic Act 1988 secs 14 (3), 15 (2) amp;& (4).
3 Vehicle or part in dangerous or defective condition: Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986, Regs 7, 8, 11, 16, 18, 22 to 24, 25 to 27, 29, 30 to 39, 45 to 48, 61, 63, 71, 100. Schedule 3, Road Traffic Act 1988 secs 40A (a) amp;& (b), 41A, 42 as added by the Road Traffic Act 1991, sec 8.
4 Driving etc after consuming alcohol or taking drugs: Road Traffic Act 1988 secs 4 (1) & (2), 5 (1) (a) amp;& (b), 6 (4), 7 (6). (Fixed Penalty Notices not issued for these offences).
5 Amended data Northamptonshire Police have revised figures down from published figures of 70,298.
6 Proceedings at magistrates' courts—estimates made for Staffordshire Police Force, who were only able to supply data for a sample of weeks in 2000, have been included in totals only.
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