London Freight Enforcement Partnership Working Together To Achieve More

FREIGHT NON-COMPLIANCE IN LONDON – Issues of Concern Over half of vehicles operating in London are committing some type of offence. Nationally 25% of vehicles are operating with a potentially dangerous roadworthiness defect Data indicates that different industries have different compliance issues Drivers Hours offences are the most commonly detected Offenders consider the possibility of being caught to be low. Fixed Penalty Notices are not seen to be an effective deterrent Restricted Operator Licence holders are perceived to be more non-compliant

FREIGHT NON-COMPLIANCE IN LONDON - Consequences

CHALLENGES FACED Large number of drivers, vehicles and operators Large numbers of vulnerable road users Limited road space Multiple enforcement agencies Duplication of activity Gaps in activity Lack of a shared intelligence picture

THE LONDON FREIGHT ENFORCEMENT PARTNERSHIP

THE LONDON FREIGHT ENFORCEMENT PARTNERSHIP - Overview Shared Governance Joint Aims and Objectives Combined Intelligence Picture Joint Roadside Operations Co-located staff Shared External Messaging Closer working with the Office of the Traffic Commissioner Better use of technology

DANGEROUSLY AND DELIBERATELY NON-COMPLIANT THE LONDON FREIGHT ENFORCEMENT PARTNERSHIP – Our Ambition Operator Compliance Spectrum DANGEROUSLY AND DELIBERATELY NON-COMPLIANT EXEMPLAR Pre-LFEP Enforcement LFEP Enforcement Engagement Accreditation

THE LONDON FREIGHT ENFORCEMENT PARTNERSHIP – Roadside enforcement Operational Units: MPS Commercial Vehicle Unit CoLP Commercial Vehicle Unit DVSA Area 15 Industrial HGV Task Force 90+ officers in total Pan-London coverage 24/7 deployments Expert and highly trained officers - CPC and Vocational licences

THE LONDON FREIGHT ENFORCEMENT PARTNERSHIP – Roadside enforcement Benefits of partnership working: Multiple skill sets Increased knowledge Shared information Different sanction policies Full range of abilities/powers Results from Partnership activity are consistently better than from non-partnership activity

THE LONDON FREIGHT ENFORCEMENT PARTNERSHIP – Results from roadside enforcement (1ST Oct 2015 – 30TH Sep 2016) 15,906 vehicles stopped and checked 4,153 Roadside FPNs/TORs issued 33 arrests 82 vehicles seized 2,986 Mechanical Prohibitions issued 874 Drivers Hours Prohibitions issued

THE LONDON FREIGHT ENFORCEMENT PARTNERSHIP – Freight Compliance Unit Shared Intelligence Function UK’s first and only multi-partner unit dedicated to freight enforcement Made up of officers and staff from the MPS, CoLP and DVSA with a direct link to the CoLP Access to all relevant Police and DVSA systems and information Facilitates greater use of ANPR FCU closes the previous intelligence gap Facilitation of shared tasking activity

THE LONDON FREIGHT ENFORCEMENT PARTNERSHIP – Freight Compliance Unit Action arising from FCU activity to date: 22 Operator Visits 11 Operators taken to Public Inquiry 10 Operators showing improved levels of compliance 1 High Level DVSA Investigation into 3 “Phoenix” Companies 1 Overseas Operator being Targeted by the DVSA at National Level FCU information results in improved roadside targeting

THE LONDON FREIGHT ENFORCEMENT PARTNERSHIP – Freight Compliance Unit

THE LONDON FREIGHT ENFORCEMENT PARTNERSHIP – Stakeholder Engagement Remote Enforcement Office Newsletters “Toolbox talks” Fleet Operator Recognition Scheme DVSA Earned Recognition CLOCS Training courses Support for stakeholders

THE FUTURE Criminal Justice Outcomes Further Intelligence Sharing Additional Partners Greater Use Of Technology Additional Research

Summary London faces a series of challenges which can only be met by working closely together HGVs are over-represented in collisions, air quality issues and the causes of congestion Enforcement prior to the development of LFEP was disjointed with intelligence gaps and duplication in activity LFEP allows us to better focus our activity on the most dangerous and non-compliant operators Shared intelligence is key We seek to continually improve our activities

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