Warwickshire Police remove record number of uninsured vehicles from the roads

Warwickshire Police seized a record number of 1,425 uninsured vehicles across the county between January and December 2023 – an average of four vehicles every day – and a 9.4% increase in seizures over the previous year.

Five new Community Speedwatch groups are welcomed to Warwickshire

Warwickshire Police is delighted to welcome twenty newly trained volunteers to five new Community Speedwatch (CSW) groups in the county.

Driver receives large fine and points for attempting to dodge speeding ticket

A thirty-three year old man from Bilston in the West Midlands was fined £660 and received 6 points on his licence after appearing before Warwickshire Magistrates Court on 26 March 2024 charged with failing to give information relating to the identity of the driver of his Ford Focus car that was caught speeding in Warwickshire on 26 September 2023.

Drivers and passengers urged to always ‘belt up’ by Warwickshire Road Safety Partnership

Warwickshire Road Safety Partnership is urging the public to always wear a seatbelt as part of a four week operation to educate and catch drivers committing the ‘Fatal 4’ offences.

Police release Op Snap footage following sentence of careless driver

Police have released dashcam footage submitted to them through Operation Snap showing an incident of careless driving on 18 June last year near Kingsbury.

Police receive unusual responses to speed offences

Officers responsible for processing speeding tickets in Warwickshire say it’s ‘bonkers’ the lengths that a small minority of drivers and vehicle owners will go to in an attempt to avoid prosecution.

Enhanced junction in Leamington supports priority for walking and cycling

Enhanced junction in Leamington supports priority for walking and cycling Work has recently been completed on a priority crossing for pedestrians and cyclists as part of the new cycle route along the A452 Kenilworth Road in Leamington Spa.   The works have involved construction of a road hump on Cloister Crofts with give-way markings for… Continue reading Enhanced junction in Leamington supports priority for walking and cycling

Supporting children to travel actively: Free Scootability Training in Warwickshire

Supporting children to travel actively: Free Scootability Training in Warwickshire Scootability training is back for 2024!   Warwickshire County Council and Warwickshire Road Safety Partners are supporting Sustrans Big Walk and Wheel by offering free Scootability training throughout the county during the first week of the Easter holidays (25 – 29 March).   To find… Continue reading Supporting children to travel actively: Free Scootability Training in Warwickshire

New Warwickshire BikeSafe 2024 dates released

The ever popular BikeSafe workshop, the UK’s No 1 police-led motorcycle safety initiative is back in Warwickshire for 2024 with 92 spaces available over 14 Sundays from April to October.

HandsFREE is dangerous say police and road safety partners

We are asking the public to think about whether they really need to use a handsfree mobile phone whilst driving because national research has found that handsfree phone use is just as distracting and dangerous as handheld phone use whilst driving.