Over 7000 dangerous drivers caught thanks to members of the public
West Yorkshire’s roads are safer thanks to the public submitting footage of dangerous drivers through Op Snap.
10th June 2025
West Yorkshire’s roads are safer thanks to the public submitting footage of dangerous drivers through Op Snap.
West Yorkshire police run the operation using an online submission form which can be accessed on their website. This allows road users to upload video recordings of bad driving.
The recordings are reviewed by the police to see if an offence has been committed and whether it will be possible to progress with action against the offender.
Submissions continue to rise with 10,486 pieces of footage being sent in over the last year, a 26% increase on the year prior. Action was taken against drivers in 71% of the submissions equivalent to nearly 7,500 drivers.
A new compilation video has been released showing some of these incidents, including a particularly shocking near miss when a driver runs a red light. A serious collision is only avoided due to the quick actions of a pedestrian involved.
Thanks to the footage being sent in, the driver involved was convicted of dangerous driving and received an 8 month prison sentence and was disqualified from driving for 30 months.
Paul Jeffrey, police lead for the West Yorkshire Safety Camera Partnership said: “Operation Snap empowers the public to take action when they witness bad driving. Their submissions help support other forms of enforcement activity aimed at preventing crashes and loss of life.
“Last year police officers on patrol in our communities issued 39,310 fixed penalty tickets for traffic offences, and safety cameras detected over 279,000 speed and red-light offences.
“Operation Snap provides a great opportunity for the public to work together with the police to tackle poor driving standards, prevent the human tragedy caused by avoidable crashes and contribute towards achieving Vision Zero.”
Alison Lowe OBE, Chair of the West Yorkshire Vision Zero Partnership and the region’s Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime, said: “First and foremost a huge thank you to those community spirited members of the public who send clips in. We are extremely grateful for your support and the real difference it makes to safety on our roads.
“We recently launched our West Yorkshire Vision Zero Strategy which seeks to end road death and serious injury in the county by 2040.
“At its heart is the message that road safety is everyone’s responsibility, and by submitting dashcam footage you can play a crucial role.”
To ensure the best outcome, footage submitted to Op Snap should include:
- The offending vehicle’s number plate, this must be visible.
- It must be moving video, photos can’t be used.
- The incident should be reported as soon as possible and no later than 10 days after as there are certain time limits in legislation which must be complied with.
- The footage should include the whole incident and wherever possible, should include 1 minute prior and 1 minute after the alleged offence.