Speeding offences, fees, speed awareness course data

 

I note you seek access to the following information:

 

The TFL dashboard shows the Met enforcing 735,148 speeding offences in 2023 and 363,034 in the first 5 months of 2024.  (Please correct these numbers if they are inaccurate.

 

For each period, please provide the number that were prosecuted by fixed penalty notices and the number that were prosecuted through the court (including the number prosecuted through the SIngle Justice Procedure).

 

For each period, please also provide the number of offences where a speed awareness course was taken instead of a penalty. Please also provide the 'costs' which the Metropolitan Police received from the fees for Speed Awareness Courses in each period.

 

Thanks for your prompt reply and clarifying questions, which I hope to answer.

 

The source of the data is TfL, as illustrated below.  

The data and request refer to both camera offences and TORs issued, as illustrated in the screenshot above.

 

I add to my request, that for the two periods in question, if the above offences exclude those where Speed awareness course were offered, please additionally provide the number of offences where speed awareness courses were offered. 

 

I am sure you can see the gist of the request - for each period, I would like to know how many people were stopped and given a TOR or sent a ticket for speeding, the number who accepted speed awareness courses, the number prosecuted by fixed penalty and the number prosecuted by the court (including specifically the SIngle Justice Procedure).

 

In the case of speed awareness courses, I would like to know the 'costs' paid to the MPS by those accepting the course.

I have today decided to disclose the located information to you in full.  Please find below information pursuant to your request above.

 

Please find below information pursuant to your request.

Cameras - Speeding	2023	Jan to May 2024
Total Camera cases	729387	368218

Requested disposals below:	2023	Jan to May 2024
Potential Prosecution	36618	23545
Retraining Course Attended and Completed	234885	110865

TORs - Speeding	2023	Jan to May 2024
Total TORs cases	8892	1858

Requested disposals below:	2023	Jan to May 2024
Potential Prosecution	4129	1054
Retraining Course Attended and Completed	1028	150

 

For the prosecution, all speed offences are progressed under the Single Justice Procedure Notice. Defendants have the option to elect an open hearing if pleading guilty or if a Not Guilty plea is entered the case is listed at Magistrates Court and prosecuted by the CPS.

 

The cost recovery is £45 but the Met does not receive any monies re NSAC (National Speed Awareness Course); this is recovered by TfL.