What assessment has the Metropolitan Police Service made of the potential enforcement value of acoustic cameras following the Department for Transport’s trial of the technology?

Transport for London (TfL) and the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) have not yet had sight of the results from the Department for Transport’s (DfT) trial so are unable to determine if it is an effective Intervention in dealing with antisocial driving in urban environments.

TfL and the MPS Roads and Transport Policing Command are regularly informed about the use of acoustic cameras in Kensington and Chelsea. The initial view is that this technology is promising and could be an effective enforcement tool for local authorities to use for dealing with noise complaints. It could complement enforcement undertaken by the police, in partnership with TfL, to deal with speed and anti-social driving.