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Dear West Midlands Police,

1) Are 'Speed Enforcement Vans[ (As such BX14 FHJ) operated by a Police Officer or a member of Police Staff? If neither, who operates them?
2) What legal exemptions do they have and if they are claiming exemptions from a police officer, which Police Officer do they have direct instruction from?
3) What is the legalities of such said vehicle driving on a footpath, who causes significant obstruction to the footpath, causing pedestrians nearer to a 40MPH No-stopping clearway.
4) Does someone who is operating from the rear of a vehicle have to display an amber-flashing light?

Yours faithfully,

Curtis Bolton

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Dear Mr Boulton

 

FOI Request Reference: 11300/19

 

Thank you for your request for information, received 26/06/2019

 

REQUEST

1) Are 'Speed Enforcement Vans[ (As such BX14 FHJ) operated by a Police
Officer or a member of Police Staff? If neither, who operates them?

2) What legal exemptions do they have and if they are claiming exemptions
from a police officer, which Police Officer do they have direct
instruction from?

3) What is the legalities of such said vehicle driving on a footpath, who
causes significant obstruction to the footpath, causing pedestrians nearer
to a 40MPH No-stopping clearway.

4) Does someone who is operating from the rear of a vehicle have to
display an amber-flashing light?

 

CLARIFICATION REQUIRED

Please be advised that your request is currently not clear, and in order
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you. Please could you clarify the following:

 

o In relation to question 2, what do you mean by

`What legal exemptions do they have` i.e what legal exemptions are you
referring to, and exemptions from what?.

o In relation to question 3, what do you mean by

`What is the legalities of such said vehicle driving on a footpath` i.e.
what legalities are you referring to?.

o In relation to question 3, what do you mean by

` causing pedestrians nearer to a 40MPH No-stopping clearway.` i.e. What
do you mean by causing pedestrians nearer to a 40MPH no-stopping clearway

o In relation to question 4, what do you mean by

`have to display an amber-flashing light` i.e. What type of amber flashing
light are you referring to, and have to display it for what purpose/s?

 

 

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Dear Freedom of Information,

Your clarifications as follows:

2: What exemptions does the vehicle registration and the staff working on it have in regards to any laws and legislation set out surrounding the highways of the U.K., for example the Road Traffic Act or the Roads Vehicles Lighting Regulations of 1989.

3: That is what I am asking, in law it states that a request must be filled to obstruct, divert or close a footpath for the means of working and/or the safety of operatives, does the vehicle in question or similar vehicles have an exemption to park on a public right of way (a foot path in this case) causing a significant obstruction on a road that is a non stopping clear way displaying relevant signage? As a result of the vehicles parking in this instance, it caused pedestrians using the public right of way (a foot path) to have to walk near / on the edge of a public right of way (a foot path) near oncoming traffic.

4) I refer to any amber light, such as a beacon, hazards or any object that portrays an omission amber light between the rate of 60 to 240 a minute at a constant interval to warn the public there is an operative working from the rear of a vehicle.

If you requinfurther clarification, I will try my best however I believe this to be the best clarification I can give currently.

Yours sincerely,

Curtis Bolton

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Dear Mr Boulton

 

FOI Request Reference: 011300/19

 

Thank you for your request for information, received 26/06/2019

 

1) Are 'Speed Enforcement Vans [ (As such BX14 FHJ) operated by a Police 
Officer or a member of Police Staff? If neither, who operates them?

 

RESPONSE

They are operated by a police staff member

 

2) What legal exemptions do they have and if they are claiming
exemptions from a police officer, which Police Officer do they have direct
instruction from?

(Clarified as - What exemptions does the vehicle registration and the
staff working on it have in regards to any laws and legislation set out
surrounding the highways of the U.K., for example the Road Traffic Act or
the Roads Vehicles Lighting Regulations of 1989.)

 

RESPONSE

If this refers to parking in certain situations please see below.

 

3) What is the legalities of such said vehicle driving on a footpath, who
causes significant obstruction to the footpath, causing pedestrians
nearer  to a 40MPH No-stopping clearway.

(Clarified as - in law it states that a request must be filled to
obstruct, divert or close a footpath for the means of working and/or the
safety of operatives, does the vehicle in question or similar vehicles
have an exemption to park on a public right of way (a foot path in this
case) causing a significant obstruction on a road that is a non stopping
clear way displaying relevant signage? As a result of the vehicles parking
in this instance, it caused pedestrians using the public right of way (a
foot path) to have to walk near / on the edge of a public right of way (a
foot path) near oncoming traffic.)

 

RESPONSE

Parking on footpaths can be agreed with the local authority of that area.

 

4) Does someone who is operating from the rear of a vehicle have
to display an amber-flashing light?

(Clarified as - I refer to any amber light, such as a beacon, hazards or
any object that portrays an omission amber light between the rate of 60 to
240 a minute at a constant interval to warn the public there is an
operative working from the rear of a vehicle).

 

RESPONSE

The only time the force displays an amber light is if the van is being
used for Traffic Data Surveys

 

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