Operation Snap

The Operation Snap online form is for traffic offences only. It is not for submitting footage of road traffic collisions or any other offences.

The offences that we can investigate through Operation Snap include:

• dangerous driving
• driving without due care and attention
• careless driving
• using a mobile phone handheld whilst driving
• not wearing a seat belt
• ignoring a red traffic light
• disregarding solid white lines
• close passes of cyclists

This is not an exhaustive list.

Cyclists and close passes

We wish to support individuals choosing a sustainable form of transport such as cycling, and recognise they are one of our more vulnerable road users. We will hold drivers to account on every occasion where we identify that the standard of driving falls below that of a careful and competent driver.

The police will deal with all matters such as careless or dangerous riding if the identity of the rider is known. Vulnerable road users such as pedestrians, cyclists, horse riders and motorcyclists are at much greater risk of serious injury and death than those in vehicles. Our priority is to protect those most vulnerable.

Parking offences

If you need to report a parking offence, please report this to the relevant local council or highway authority in the area where it happened.

It is your responsibility to ensure that you save the original footage in it’s original format (e.g. internal memory of a device or an external device, such as an SD card)

Road rage incidents and other types of offences

If you need to report a road rage incident, please do not use Operation Snap. Instead, you should report it online or call 101. If it’s an emergency, call 999.

If you have footage of any other types of offences that are not road traffic related and not covered by Operation Snap then we recommend you to contact the relevant authority to provide them with the footage. This generally tends to be the police or the local authority.

You can contact Gloucestershire Constabulary online or by calling 101.