The information requested is shown in the following table.
Data for 2006 will be available later this year.
Fixed penalty notices issued Following detection by camera1,2 Directly by police officer3,4 Total 1997 Number 323,200 3,104,600 3,427,800 Percentage 9 91 100 1998 Number 370,500 3,069,400 3,439,900 Percentage 11 89 100 1999 Number 460,100 2,673,600 3,133,700 Percentage 15 85 100 2000 Number 642,400 2,355,900 2,998,300 Percentage 21 79 100 2001 Number 923,000 1,995,000 2,918,000 Percentage 32 68 100 2002 Number 1,206,300 1,791,100 2,997,400 Percentage 40 60 100 2003 Number 1,784,500 1,672,200 3,456,700 Percentage 52 48 100 2004 Number 1,899,800 1,534,900 3,434,700 Percentage 55 45 100 2005 Number 1,886,700 1,316,300 3,203,000 Percentage 59 41 100 1 Automatic cameras until 1998, all camera types from 1999. 2 Covers speeding and traffic light offences only. 3 Including traffic wardens. 4 Covers all motoring offences where a fixed penalty notice can be given. Note: Every effort is made to ensure that the figures presented are accurate and complete. However, it is important to note that these data have been extracted from large administrative data systems generated by the police forces. As a consequence, care should be taken to ensure data collection processes and their inevitable limitations are taken into account when these data are used.