Freedom of Information Request 56-12
I would like to ask how many btp officers who are currently serving have a
conviction for a motoring offence? Please provide a breakdown of the offences.
Please specify if one individual has more than one conviction.
How many have a conviction for travelling on public transport without a valid
ticket?
How many have a conviction for any other kind of transport related offence?
Please provide details of the offences.
Please provide all the figures above for civilian staff and PCSO's.
RESPONSE
In accordance with Section 1 of FOIA I can confirm that British Transport Police (BTP)
holds the information requested and this is shown below:
Type Of Offences
Entering Bus Lane
Drunk Driving
Driving without
Due Care and
Attention
Entering a
pedestrian zone
with vehicle
No L Plates
Driving with
Mobile
Driving With No
Insurance
Parking
Restrictions
Prohibited vehicle
on road
Speeding in
Community
Support
Officer
Police
Staff
Police
Officer
Special
Constable
3
2
3
1
2
1
1
2
1
2
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
7
Grand
Total
113
5
129
Vehicle
Tax Expiry
Not obeying
Traffic Light
Stopping on Zig
Zag Lines
Stopping on while
Lines Line
No Valid Ticket
while travelling
Travelling 1st
class without
authority
Grand Total
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
8
7
9
3
3
1
7
11
139
6
164
Of the offences on the above table, 4 police officers have 2 counts of speeding against
them and 1 officer has 1 offence of speeding and 1 of stopping on zig-zag lines.