Speed Limits

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Dear Leicestershire Constabulary,

1) On speed limited roads (20mph, 30mph, etc), up to what speed above each limit do the police regard as acceptable; i.e. what latitude is applied to the limit before prosecution is pursued when there are no mitigating circumstances.

2) Are police officers briefed to treat any motorist differently to any other motorist; i.e. is additional latitude offered on some sort of selective basis?

Yours faithfully,

David Alfred

Booth Christine,

Dear David

 

RE: Speed Limits

 

 I acknowledge receipt of your request for information under the Freedom
of Information Act 2000.

 

This is receiving our attention and a response will be sent to you in due
course and within the specified time

 

Your response should be received by 29th April 2014

 

 

With Kind Regards

Chris Booth

 

Information Management

Leicestershire Police

Telephone: 0116 222 2222 Ext 5222

Website:[1]http://leics.police.uk

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Dear Mr Alfred

 

Please find attached our response to your Freedom of Information request.

 

Thank you for your interest in Leicestershire Police.

 

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Steven Morris

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Dear Data Protection,

I am confused by the table shown in section 9.6 as certain speed excesses are not mentioned. Could you please therefore clarify the following points:

1. What is the guidance for 33 & 34 mph in a 30 limit?

2. That in some circumstances speeds as high as 42 mph in a 30 limit could warrant nothing more than a speed awareness course.

3. On motorways, speeds up to 78 mph can be deemed acceptable.

4. The guidelines are no more than guidelines and officers can take action if they wish at any speed above a given limit.

Yours sincerely,

David Alfred

Dear Leicestershire Constabulary,

Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information reviews.

I am writing to request an internal review of Leicestershire Constabulary's handling of my FOI request 'Speed Limits'.

I asked for some points of clarification in May and have not yet had a response.
A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is available on the Internet at this address: https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/s...

Yours faithfully,

David Alfred

Dear Leicestershire Constabulary,

Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information reviews.

I am writing to request an internal review of Leicestershire Constabulary's handling of my FOI request 'Speed Limits'.

My apologies, I had forgotten completely about this and the previous request for a review is now well overdue.
A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is available on the Internet at this address: https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/s...

Yours faithfully,

David Alfred