Operation Snap

We are working with road safety partners across Greater Manchester on Vision Zero – a plan to end deaths and life-changing injuries on our roads by 2040 and alongside partners, ae committed to reducing the number of fatal and serious collisions on our roads, ensuring everyone can travel safely. 

Since the launch of our dashcam submission portal, road users have continued to use this, which has seen a steady increase in the number of submissions.

Specially trained staff review each clip and outcomes can range from warning letters to action from the central ticket office in terms of fines and further prosecution, each outcome in terms of whether further action or no action was taken communicated directly to the person submitting the report further down the line. Other reports are used as key evidence for ongoing intelligence.

Reports made relate to:

• The ‘Close Pass’ of cyclists
• The manner of driving including no seatbelt, use of a mobile phone or running a red light.
• Speeding offences
• Using the hard shoulder or irresponsible parking through obstruction by blocking junctions and pavements.

Its sole purpose is to improve road safety and to prosecute those that place others at risk, meaning we can effectively deal with the footage recorded by members of the public in a safe and secure way, whilst making the investigation process simple and straightforward.

We are reiterating our commitment to increasing submissions of video and photographic evidence relating to driving offences that members of the public have witnessed and would encourage people to use it. The use of this portal supports our roadside checks and wider operations, and officers will use this footage to detect offences and deal with them appropriately.

To use the system and begin your report, you can do so by clicking here: Report a road traffic incident | Greater Manchester Police (gmp.police.uk)

Before you report a traffic offence:

• Ensure that you have read and understand the information about the service.
• You must be able to provide the registration number of the offending vehicle. If you’re unable to read a vehicle’s registration plate in the original footage, then it’s unlikely that officers will be able to read it either.
• You should be prepared to sign a witness statement and possibly give evidence in court.
• Only accept a statement from people aged 18 or over. If you are under 18, please report your incident online or by calling 101.
• Please make sure you have uploaded your submissions as soon as possible within seven days of the suspected offence.
• Parking offences on single and double yellow lines, please report this instead to the relevant local council or highway authority in the area where it happened.
• If you need to report a road rage incident, please do not use the portal. Instead, you should report it online or call 101. If it’s an emergency, call 999.

Do not upload your footage to social media. Advice from the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) is that your footage should not be in the public domain as this may adversely affect any subsequent proceedings.