Community Speed Watch schemes are made up of trained volunteers from the community.
Speed Watch teams use hand-held radar equipment at pre-identified locations to check vehicle speeds, recording the registration numbers and makes of vehicles exceeding the local speed limit. These details are passed to Staffordshire Police to be processed, and letters are issued.
Drivers found to be speeding are issued with a warning letter asking them to slow down and observe the speed limit. If the same vehicle is caught again by any Community Speed Watch team, a follow-up final letter is issued.
If the vehicle is caught speeding through any Speed Watch for the third time within 12 months, the vehicle’s background will be checked. Information will be passed to the appropriate local policing team who will organise for the keeper to be visited and warned.
Areas where speeding issues remain may also be targeted for enforcement activity.
There are currently over 70 active schemes across Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent, with numerous new schemes in the pipeline.
If you’d like to know if there is a scheme in your area or would like to volunteer, call 01785 232702 or email csw@staffordshire.police.uk
