West Midlands Police      Freedom 
of 
Information 
Request reference: 3241/10 
 
 
1. Who is responsible for enforcing advanced stop lines? 
 
Road markings come under the Road Traffic Act which Police officers enforce. 
 
 
2. If police are responsible for enforcing advanced stop lines how many 
penalties/tickets/warnings have been issued by West Midlands police to motor 
vehicles for this offence since January 2009? If possible can this be broken 
down by month and location? 
 
Our Central Ticket Office can find no records of any tickets being issued for this 
offence since January 2009. 
 
West Midlands Police in complying with their statutory duty under sections 1 and 11 of the Freedom of Information 
Act 2000 to release the enclosed information will not breach the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. However, 
the rights of the copyright owner of the enclosed information will continue to be protected by law.  Applications for the 
copyright owner’s written permission to reproduce any part of the attached information should be addressed to The 
Force Solicitor, West Midlands Police Headquarters, Lloyd House, Colmore Circus Queensway, Birmingham, B4 
6NQ. 
22/02/10  
 
Ref: 
3241/10 

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