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Dashcam footage from public scheme to go Wales-wide
All four police forces in Wales are to start using dashcam footage recorded by the public to investigate driving offences following a successful pilot scheme by North Wales Police.
Operation Snap started last October in north Wales, encouraging drivers to upload evidence to the police website.
Insp Dave Cust, of North Wales Police Roads Policing Unit, said Operation Snap had saved police about 12 hours' work per case, as investigating an allegation of bad driving could take up a lot of resources.
Footage has to be unedited and include the whole journey, not just the incident. Members of the public are also told not to post it on social media, or to remove it if it has already been posted.
Police forces from other parts of the UK, Australia and Hong Kong have been in touch about the scheme.
All four police forces in Wales are to start using dashcam footage recorded by the public to investigate driving offences following a successful pilot scheme by North Wales Police.
Operation Snap started last October in north Wales, encouraging drivers to upload evidence to the police website.
Insp Dave Cust, of North Wales Police Roads Policing Unit, said Operation Snap had saved police about 12 hours' work per case, as investigating an allegation of bad driving could take up a lot of resources.
Footage has to be unedited and include the whole journey, not just the incident. Members of the public are also told not to post it on social media, or to remove it if it has already been posted.
Police forces from other parts of the UK, Australia and Hong Kong have been in touch about the scheme.