Illegal car modifications 622/2022
FOI Reference: 622/2022
Request:
I would like to know the number of reported illegal car modifications from June 2021 – July 2022.
Can I also get the number of specific modifications if you have the data?
Clarification:
Clarification was sought from the applicant and the following list of offence codes and offence descriptions was provided.
Thank you for your reply. Here are the offence codes I would like information on:
|
Offence Code |
Offence |
|
RC86065 |
Use a motor vehicle on a road which was not fitted with an exhaust system including a silencer |
|
RC86068 |
Use a motor vehicle on a road with silencer / exhaust system altered to increased the noise made |
|
RL89002 |
Use a motor vehicle showing a light other than red to the rear |
|
RL89001 |
Use a vehicle on a road capable of showing a red light to the front |
|
VE94150 |
Drive vehicle / vehicle and trailer no rear registration plate - registered after 30/09/38 |
|
VE94148 |
Drive vehicle no front registration plate - registered after 30/09/38 |
|
RC86980 |
Use a motor vehicle on a road when there was insufficient transmission of light through the vehicle glass |
|
RC86026 |
Use a Motor Vehicle Fitted with Mixed Tyres on Front and Rear Axles |
If I could have the number of reports made for each offence code between June ’21 – July ’22.
Response:
I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested, the details of which are as follows
Please note: The below information relates to the number of Traffic Offence Reports (TOR) completed/issued by an officer between June ’21 – July ’22.
|
Offence Code |
Offence |
Number of TOR’s completed/issued |
|
RC86065 |
Use a motor vehicle on a road which was not fitted with an exhaust system including a silencer |
0 |
|
RC86068 |
Use a motor vehicle on a road with silencer / exhaust system altered to increased the noise made |
23 |
|
RL89002 |
Use a motor vehicle showing a light other than red to the rear |
0 |
|
RL89001 |
Use a vehicle on a road capable of showing a red light to the front |
0 |
|
VE94150 |
Drive vehicle / vehicle and trailer no rear registration plate - registered after 30/09/38 |
37 |
|
VE94148 |
Drive vehicle no front registration plate - registered after 30/09/38 |
40 |
|
RC86980 |
Use a motor vehicle on a road when there was insufficient transmission of light through the vehicle glass |
22 |
|
RC86026 |
Use a Motor Vehicle Fitted with Mixed Tyres on Front and Rear Axles |
0 |
It should be noted that owing to the systems adopted by Dyfed-Powys Police in relation to the recording of such matters the information provided may or may not be accurate. Police Forces in the United Kingdom are routinely required to provide statistics to government bodies and the recoding criteria is set nationally. However, the systems used for recording these figures are not generic, nor are the procedures used locally in capturing the data. It should be noted that for these reasons this Force’s response to your questions should not be used for comparison purposes with any other response you may receive.
(This is a response under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and disclosed on 20/09/22)