Use of the Horn (1568A/22)
Request
I seek to make a FOI request for the number of prosecutions made in the last 5 years
Rule 112 of The Highway Code states:
‘The horn. Use only while your vehicle is moving, and you need to warn other road users of your presence. Never sound your horn aggressively.
You MUST NOT use your horn:
– While stationary on the road
– When driving in a built-up area between the hours of 11.30 pm and 7.00 am except when another road user poses a danger.
except when another road user poses a danger.
Law CUR 1986 Reg 99′.
Please can you advise how many prosecutions there have been in the West Midlands over the last 5 years (most likely using S.42 of the Road Traffic Act 1988) in relation to breaches of Rule 112?
Response
Between 01 January 2017 and 21 November 2022, we issued four tickets in relation to Rule 112 of the Highway Code:
2017 – 2
2018 – 0
2019 – 0
2020 – 1
2021 – 1
2022* – 0
* Partial year to 21 November 2022
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.
Attachments
No attachments