Costs of maintaning speed cameras
Freedom of information request reference no: 01.FOI.22.027031
I note you seek access to the following information:
Is it possible to signpost me to the latest figures on disproportionality and Black victims of Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence by local authority.
The most recent figures I can find are on Slide 12 of the following document:
MOPAC Evidence & Insight, 2019. Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG), London: Mayor of London Office for Policing and Crime.
The data are based on MOPAC Crime Dashboard: Rolling 12 months to April 2019
I was wondering if there was more recent data covering the 12 months to September 2022.
Freedom of information request reference no: 01.FOI.22.027370
I note you seek access to the following information:
1. Please inform me how many fixed speed cameras your police force is responsible for. If possible, please break this down by device type (EG Gatso, Truvelo, HADECS).
2. Please inform me how many average speed cameras your police force is responsible for. If possible, please break this down by device type (EG SPECS, VECTOR, Siemens).
3. Please inform me how many speeding tickets were issued by the fixed cameras your force is responsible for from 2018 to present. Please break this down by calendar or financial year, and by device type if possible.
4. Please inform me how many speeding tickets were issued by average cameras your force is responsible for from 2018 to present. Please break this down by calendar or financial year, and by device type if possible.
5. Please inform me of the total financial cost to your police force of maintaining and calibrating the fixed speed cameras your police force is responsible for from 2018 to present. Please break this down by calendar or financial year. If possible, please also break this down by device type.
6. Please inform me of the total financial cost to your police force of maintaining and calibrating the average speed cameras your police force is responsible for from 2018 to present. Please break this down by calendar or financial year. If possible, please also break this down by device type.
If it is not possible to obtain the level of granularity outlined above, please simply tell me
a) How many speed cameras your force is responsible for in total,
b) How many speeding tickets in total they issued from 2018 to present (broken down by year), and
c) How much financial cost these cameras incurred for maintenance and calibration from 2018-present, broken down by year.
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I have today decided to disclose the located information to you in full.
Please find below information pursuant to your request above.
Q1 - Please inform me how many fixed speed cameras your police force is responsible for. If possible, please break this down by device type (EG Gatso, Truvelo, HADECS).
The MPS is responsible for enforcement of 820 fixed speed cameras, the device type used is the RedSpeed system which covers speed and red light offences. Transport for London own the safety cameras and are responsible for their maintenance.
We are also responsible for enforcement of 6 fixed speed cameras on M25, the device type used is HADECS which covers speed and Red X offences. National Highways own the safety cameras and are responsible for their maintenance.
Q2 - Please inform me how many average speed cameras your police force is responsible for. If possible, please break this down by device type (EG SPECS, VECTOR, Siemen)
The MPS is responsible for the enforcement of 102 average speed cameras, the device types used are RedSpeed, Jenoptik and Siemens. Transport for London own the safety cameras and are responsible for their maintenance.
Q3 - Please inform me how many speeding tickets were issued by the fixed cameras your force is responsible for from 2018 to present. Please break this down by calendar or financial year, and by device type if possible.
Q4 - Please inform me how many speeding tickets were issued by average cameras your force is responsible for from 2018 to present. Please break this down by calendar or financial year, and by device type if possible
Please see below information pursuant to Questions 3 & 4 of your request above.
The data is the yearly breakdown of the total number of Notice of Intended Prosecutions (NIP’s) issued for Fixed Cameras; and the Average Speed Cameras in London.
| CAMERA SPEEDING OFFENCES | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
| FIXED SITE | 66788 | 113525 | 84845 | 140281 | 317309 |
| AVERAGE SPEED | 63137 | 83824 | 137379 | 207939 | 179766 |
Q5 - Please inform me of the total financial cost to your police force of maintaining and calibrating the fixed speed cameras your police force is responsible for from 2018 to present. Please break this down by calendar or financial year. If possible, please also break this down by device type.
The financial cost involved in the maintenance of speed cameras in London is a matter for Transport for London (TfL) as it owns the cameras. Police only have enforcement responsibilities, so please contact TfL for this part of your request.
Q6 - Please inform me of the total financial cost to your police force of maintaining and calibrating the average speed cameras your police force is responsible for from 2018 to present. Please break this down by calendar or financial year. If possible, please also break this down by device type.
Same as answered above
If it is not possible to obtain the level of granularity outlined above, please simply tell me
Q6a - How many speed cameras your force is responsible for in total,
Q6b - How many speeding tickets in total they issued from 2018 to present (broken down by year), and
Q6c - How much financial cost these cameras incurred for maintenance and calibration from 2018-present, broken down by year.
Questions a, b and c have all been answered already above.