Motorway Fines (312A/24)
Request
Under the Freedom of Information Act, I’d like to request information regarding fines on Motorways under your jurisdiction.
The total number of SP50 notices issued between the years 2018-2024. Information to be provided by year i.e. 2018=x, 2019=y etc
The top ten ‘sites’ (or junctions) as recorded by the automatic cameras (e.g. 5925A), which have recorded the most ‘offences’ over the period 2018-2024. Information to be provided by year i.e. 2018: site <reference>=<number of offences registered>, site <reference>=<number of offences registered> etc. 2019: site <reference>=<number of offences registered>, site <reference>=<number of offences registered> etc.
Under the Freedom of Information Act, I’d like to request information regarding traffic volume on the stretch of M6 under your jurisdiction.
The annual volume of traffic (estimated if exact figures are not held) for years 2018-2024. Information to be provided by year i.e. 2018=x, 2019=y etc
Under the Freedom of Information Act, I’d like to request information regarding emissions on the stretch of M6 under your jurisdiction.
The total Emissions produced by motor vehicles within the M6 low emission zone before and after zone was enforced. Providing at least three years prior, and all subsequent years. Information to be provided by year i.e. 2018=x, 2019=y etc
Under the Freedom of Information Act, I’d like to request information regarding the variable speed limit zones on the stretch of M6 under your jurisdiction.
The total number of SP50 notices issued before variable speed limit was enforced, and total number of SP50 notices issued since. Providing at least three years prior, and all subsequent years. Information to be provided by year i.e. 2018=x, 2019=y etc
The total number of motoring accidents before variable speed limit was enforced, and total number motoring accidents since. Providing at least three years prior, and all subsequent years. Information to be provided by year i.e. 2018=x, 2019=y etc
The algorithm used to determine speed restrictions within the variable speed limit zone(s).
Changes to the variable speed limit algorithm by year, covering the period 2018-2024. Information to be provided by year with description of change.
CLARIFICATION
Under the Freedom of Information Act, I’d like to request information regarding the variable speed limit zones on the stretch of M6 under your jurisdiction.” For this request please only include variable speed limit cameras within variable speed limit zones aka ‘smart’ motorway sections of M6.
Response
Please find attached our response.
Every effort is made to ensure that the figures presented are accurate and complete. However, it is important to note that these data have been extracted from a number of data sources used by forces for police purposes. The detail collected to respond specifically to your request is subject to the inaccuracies inherent in any large scale recording system. As a consequence, care should be taken to ensure data collection processes and their inevitable limitations are taken into account when interpreting those data.
The figures provided therefore are our best interpretation of relevance of data to your request, but you should be aware that the collation of figures for ad hoc requests may have limitations and this should be taken into account when those data are used.
If you decide to write an article / use the enclosed data we would ask you to take into consideration the factors highlighted in this document so as to not mislead members of the public or official bodies, or misrepresent the relevance of the whole or any part of this disclosed material.