Vehicle noise offences
Freedom of Information (FOI) Act request ref: 01/FIN/24/1897
Version Date: 03/05/2024
The Central Ticket Office have provided the following information.
Please note
The data supplied relates to noisy vehicles reported via Dorset Road Safe there may be other reports into the Force via other means. Dorset Road Safe do not hold data in relation to these, should there be any.
The data at 4 relate to the specific offence of Using a vehicle to cause unnecessary noise (CCCJ Code RC86092) This is a non endorsable £50 fine penalty.
Following a recent government report into roadside noise camera trials to tackle illegal vehicle modifications and excessive vehicle noise
Noise camera technology: roadside trial - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
I am interested in the following:
1. Numbers of noisy vehicle complaints in the last 5 complete years, year on year.
2. The outcomes of those complaints, i.e. numbers of NFA, driver fines, seizures of vehicles, and any NIPs.
The table below is based on Community Concerns containing the words 'noise', 'noisy' or 'loud' 2019 - 2023
|
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
|
|
NFA for the Data Team |
3 |
16 |
15 |
23 |
24 |
|
Logged for Camera Team Visit |
4 |
61 |
46 |
34 |
31 |
|
Passed to Neighbourhood Policing Team |
2 |
8 |
33 |
4 |
11 |
|
Passed to No Excuse Team |
4 |
9 |
20 |
2 |
3 |
|
Passed to another Team |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
NE warning letter sent |
0 |
5 |
8 |
3 |
8 |
|
Other (e.g. Op Snap, Council) |
0 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
|
Total |
13 |
104 |
126 |
67 |
78 |
3. For NFAs, why was no further action taken?
|
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
|
|
Specific vehicle(s) - first report |
3 |
6 |
7 |
9 |
5 |
|
Not enough information provided |
0 |
7 |
4 |
5 |
13 |
|
Already dealt with by another team |
0 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
|
No action required (e.g. seeking advice/information, inaccurate report, vehicle no longer active) |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
|
Out of time due to backlogs |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
Out of county |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
Total |
3 |
16 |
15 |
23 |
24 |
4. Total numbers of excessive vehicle noise offences and/or tickets in the last 5 complete years, year on year.
For the offence of RC86092
|
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
|
|
Fixed Penalty |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
Court |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
Total |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
Any information on noisy exhaust initiatives in your force, i.e. the nature of any initiatives, their dates, length, and outcomes.
The Department for Transport are trialling audio cameras and Dorset Police will look at using them once approved along with the necessary legislation.