A DRIVER who carried out a dangerous overtaking manoeuvre near Liskeard is among the motorists who feature in a new video posted by Devon and Cornwall Police.

Dashcam footage submitted to the force by members of the public is being released in a bid to get more people involved with ’Operation Snap’. The scheme was launched in July 2019 and in the 13 months since, 1,198 submissions have been received by officers, of which 631 resulted in further action, whether it be a court summons, points and a fine, a driver education course or a warning letter. A further 97 are currently under investigation.

Chief Inspector Steve Lenney, Head of Roads Policing, said: “We know that members of the public can get frustrated when they see drivers getting away with offences that can place them and other road users at risk.

“Operation Snap is a great initiative allowing motorists to share their footage with us for consideration of prosecution in addition to the fantastic work of our roads policing and No Excuse officers challenging poor driver behaviour daily.”

The majority of prosecutions are for drivers not paying due care and attention to other road users, but also include using a mobile phone at the wheel, driving through a red light and crossing solid white lines.

Chief Inspector Lenney continued: "We’re determined and robust in our approach to policing the roads and while working with our communities, we will take every opportunity to make roads safer for all. This portal allows us to effectively deal with digital footage and photos of traffic offences in a safe and secure way and I would encourage those with dash cams to submit clips of wrongdoing.”

Police and Crime Commissioner Alison Hernandez said: “This is a great example of new technology helping the police to bring people to justice and quite literally saving people’s lives.

“As the national road safety lead for the Association of Police and Crime Commissioners I secured  £100,000 from the Department for Transport, to roll the programme out across 12 police forces in England and Wales so I am naturally pleased that my own force has been able to use it to such good effect.”

Operation Snap can only be used for submitting evidence of road traffic offences, not for sharing clips of road traffic collisions or any other crime.

For more information or to submit your dashcam footage, please visit www.dc.police.uk/OpSnap

To watch the film go to https://youtu.be/zUs7u_LgkPI

The driver who was caught near Liskeard was found to have been driving without due care and was fined £323, with six points put on their licence.