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London police get StarTraq traffic enforcement

StarTraq is to provide its browser-based traffic enforcement solution - called Dome - to the London Metropolitan Police Service (Met). StarTraq says the solution will enable the Met traffic prosecutions team to increase the number of offences being processed without any increase in the current team size. Dome allows police forces and local authorities to process any offence type regardless of whether it has been generated by a camera, smartphone or paper ticket, the company adds. The project is part of t
July 19, 2019 Read time: 1 min

127 StarTraq is to provide its browser-based traffic enforcement solution - called Dome - to the London Metropolitan Police Service (Met).

StarTraq says the solution will enable the Met traffic prosecutions team to increase the number of offences being processed without any increase in the current team size.

Dome allows police forces and local authorities to process any offence type regardless of whether it has been generated by a camera, smartphone or paper ticket, the company adds.

The project is part of the ‘Vision Zero’ strategy, set by London mayor Sadiq Khan, 1466 Transport for London and the Met.

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