Number of Advanced Stop Line (ASL) violation penalties given in last year.

Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) did not have the information requested.

Dear Metropolitan Police Service (MPS),

Please could you tell me precisely how many penalties have been awarded to motorists, in the past year, in London, for violating the Advanced Stop Lines at traffic light junctions.

As specified in: Highway code rule 178 and [Laws RTA 1988 sect 36 & TSRGD regs 10, 36(1) & 43(2)]

Yours faithfully,

Matt Ashton

Metropolitan Police Service (MPS)

Dear Mr. Ashton

Freedom of Information Request Reference No: 2010040004174
I write in connection with your request for information which was received
by the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) on 21/04/2010. I note you seek
access to the following information:

"Please could you tell me precisely how many penalties have been awarded
to motorists, in the past year, in London, for violating the Advanced Stop
Lines at traffic light junctions.
As specified in: Highway code rule 178 and [Laws RTA 1988 sect 36 & TSRGD
regs 10, 36(1) & 43(2)]. "

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Metropolitan Police Service (MPS)

Dear Mr Ashton ,

Freedom of Information Request Reference No: 2010040004174

I write in connection with your request for information dated 21/04/2010
which was registered by the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) on
21/04/2010. I note you seek access to the following information:

* Please could you tell me precisely how many penalties have been
awarded to motorists, in the past year, in London, for violating the
Advanced Stop Lines at traffic light junctions. As specified in:
Highway code rule 178 and [Laws RTA 1988 sect 36 & TSRGD regs 10,
36(1) & 43(2)] .

Following receipt of your request searches were conducted within the MPS
to locate information relevant to your request.

EXTENT OF SEARCHES TO LOCATE INFORMATION

To locate the information relevant to your request searches were conducted
at the Traffic Criminal Justice Operational Command Unit.

RESULT OF SEARCHES

The searches failed to locate any information relevant to your request,
therefore, the information you have requested is not held by the MPS. The
following information may though be helpful:-

The advanced stop line merely creates separate stop lines for different
classes of vehicle. There is no offence of stopping in the cycle box.
Therefore, cases where an advanced stop line has been contravened would
merely be recorded as "contravening automatic traffic signal". A manual
search could be conducted of all red-light tickets issued, but this would
exceed the Freedom of Information cost threshold to supply without charge
and there is no guarantee that automatic stop line offences would be
flagged.

COMPLAINT RIGHTS

Your attention is drawn to the attached sheet which details your right of
complaint.

Should you have any further enquiries concerning this matter, please write
or contact Marie Beadle on telephone number 020 7230 7450 quoting the
reference number above.

Yours sincerely

Jon Plant
Senior Operations Manager
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letter.

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assist with any problems.

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the MPS made under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (the Act) regarding
access to information you can lodge a complaint with the MPS to have the
decision reviewed.

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the date of the refusal notice, and addressed to:

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London
SW6 1SF
[email address]

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complaint within 20 working days.
The Information Commissioner

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the decision you may make application to the Information Commissioner for
a decision on whether the request for information has been dealt with in
accordance with the requirements of the Act.

For information on how to make application to the Information Commissioner
please visit their website at www.informationcommissioner.gov.uk.
Alternatively, phone or write to:

Information Commissioner's Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF
Phone: 01625 545 700

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