Police Guidelines and Related Documents
Details of Police schemes and guidelines.
Foreign and UK Registered Vehicles - Guidance Notes 2001
This document is a guide setting out common standards when stopping foreign or UK vehicles if they look mechanically unfit, overloaded or the driver has breached Community Drivers Hours Regulations. .[This information is held on an external site]
Modern Road Policing - A Manifesto
This document sets out the manifesto for modern road policing by the Association of Chief Police Officers of England, Wales and Northern Ireland. [This information is held on an external site]
National Driver Improvement Scheme Guidance Notes
This document describes the National Driver Improvement Scheme, a scheme designed to improve drivers found guilty of reckless or dangerous driving. [This information is held on an external site]
Road Death Investigation Manual
This document seeks to provide standards to which all road deaths are investigated to. [This information is held on an external site]
Speed Enforcement Guidelines
This paper lays out the principles of speed enforcement, as well as guidelines designed to help enforce them. [This information is held on an external site]
News
15-08-08 End of the road for driving test impersonators
Impersonators who sit driving tests for others were today issued a severe warning that their actions are being monitored and will result in prosecution with tougher sentencing by the courts.
22-08-08 Jail sentences handed to motor fraudsters
The Driving Standard?s Agency (DSA) can reveal further success in their efforts to deal with individuals who fraudulently sit the practical driving test on behalf of named candidates.
07-08-08 Road casualties in GB 2007 - estimates for accidents involving alcohol
The Department for Transport has today published provisional statistics on accidents involving drinking and driving in Great Britain in 2007.[This information is held on an external site]