Drivers duty to inform police of driving offences?
Posted: Thu Feb 06, 2014 1:35 pm
I recently installed a rear facing video camera on my car and am horrified on the high number of drivers who have driven behind me whilst operating their hand held phone.
It must be at least one a week that I have recorded via the video camera displaying evidence of the individual committing this offences whist driving.
I am amazed that they have not seen the camera in the back window, although I expect they are so busy trying to drive and have a telephone conversation at the same time! and too occupied to see the camera.
Question: What is the process of doing this and would I be required as being a witness if the incident go to court, or would I be able to keep my immunity? I would have expected that the video itself would be sufficient and would not be able to add any more information to the court. The video evidence identifies their location via GPS, the time and date of the offence, the registration number of the car and video of them holding the phone whist driving!
By submitting the video evidence to the police then does this make me a vigilante who operates within the law, or just a law abiding individual who would report a crime like a house burglary to the police?
It must be at least one a week that I have recorded via the video camera displaying evidence of the individual committing this offences whist driving.
I am amazed that they have not seen the camera in the back window, although I expect they are so busy trying to drive and have a telephone conversation at the same time! and too occupied to see the camera.
Question: What is the process of doing this and would I be required as being a witness if the incident go to court, or would I be able to keep my immunity? I would have expected that the video itself would be sufficient and would not be able to add any more information to the court. The video evidence identifies their location via GPS, the time and date of the offence, the registration number of the car and video of them holding the phone whist driving!
By submitting the video evidence to the police then does this make me a vigilante who operates within the law, or just a law abiding individual who would report a crime like a house burglary to the police?