130 drivers caught for driving offences in Salisbury in one day
Wiltshire Roads Policing officers spent a day in the city
Wiltshire Police officers caught a total of 130 drivers in just one day for a range of driving offences.
The Roads Policing Unit spent a day in the city this week, as part of their regular Project Zero campaign, targeting the 'fatal five' issues that are key to reducing casualties in crashes and incidents.
Throughout Wednesday this week (15th February), the team dealt with:
- 18 Traffic Offence Reports for endorseable offences including mobile phone use while driving or excess speed
- 16 Fixed Penalty Notices were issued for non-endorseable offences including lack of seat belts, expired MOTs and registration plate offences
- Two minor road traffic collisions
- Assisted local officers with search enquiries for two missing people
The day also involved a number of speed checks in various locations around South Wiltshire.
96 vehicles were recorded going too quickly, on The Avenue in Wilton, Downton Road in Salisbury and in Boscombe village.
Some drivers were offered speed awareness courses, with others given penalty points and a number of drivers summoned to court.
Acting Inspector Will Ayres said:
“The collaborative approach to Project Zero in Salisbury this week resulted in 130 drivers being dealt with for various types of offences.
“Project Zero has been taking place across Wiltshire since it relaunched at the start of the year and I hope that releasing these statistics each week is providing reassurance to the public and giving a valuable insight into the work carried out by the team of roads policing officers we have here in Wiltshire.
"Whilst I know some people will question the importance of dealing with, what on the surface, may appear to be very minor issues, I would like to point out that it is these types of offences that have been found to be the most common contributory factors to fatal collisions on our roads.
"We will do anything we can to reduce the number of serious collisions that occur in Wiltshire, and we are fully committed to keeping our roads as safe as possible.”