Online Reporting of Dangerous Driving is the Police response to the ever increasing submissions of video and photographic evidence from members of the public in relation to witnessed driving offences.

ACT Policing will investigate road traffic offences such as dangerous driving, driving without due care and attention, careless driving, using a mobile phone handheld, not wearing a seat belt, contravening a red traffic light and contravening solid white lines; however this is not an exhaustive list.

Speed generally can only be proven by a speed recording from an approved and calibrated device, operated by a trained Police operator. Smart phone Apps and SATNAV programmes do not fall in to this category. However, in cases of extreme excessive speed, we may be able to perform time over distance calculations to calculate a speed.

If there has been a serious physical or verbal act of violence following a driving incident then the online Dangerous Driving report should not be used. The incident should be reported to ACT Police on 131 444, as more serious offences may have been committed. If the threat is happening now, call the Police emergency line by dialling 000.

If you require Police assistance, call 131 444, or if life threatening call 000. Do not report collisions via the online Dangerous Driving report.

No. Digital material submitted via the online mechanism will not be enhanced, if you are unable to read the vehicle number plate from the original clip, then the Police are unlikely to be able to read it when they replay the footage.

Dangerous Driving offences can be reported here.

No, the device you use to record the offence will not be taken from you.

It will be your responsibility to ensure that the original footage is saved in its original format. This could be for example on the internal memory of the device or perhaps on an external storage medium such as an SD card. It can also be copied to a laptop or other device, in its original format.

No. The Police do not replace memory cards or devices with like items in any circumstances.

Please remove the footage from social media immediately. Your footage should not be in the public domain as this may adversely affect any subsequent proceedings. Please fill in the online Dangerous Driving report here and start the process with us.

No. The Dangerous Driving report has been set up to capture moving traffic offences so it is important that Police should view the offence as it occurs without enhancement or manipulation and in real time. It is very rare that Police can process an offence from still images or screen shots alone.

ACT Policing will need to see the moments leading up to the incident you have reported and dependent on the circumstances may require extended video footage before or after the incident. This is to understand the context of what occurred.

In most cases, no, but in some cases this may be required. If action is taken against a driver, which is then disputed by that driver, you will be required to provide a witness statement for Court.

Yes. It is anticipated that only 1 to 2% of all offences reported using the online Dangerous Driving report will result in a court appearance.

ACT Policing will not be able to prosecute the offence without you being willing to attend Court. You witnessed, recorded and provided the evidence to Police which is crucial to a successful court prosecution. When cases are heard at court, the video evidence is so compelling that a ‘not guilty plea’ is rarely entered or continued.

Police will email you after your submission has been reviewed and actioned to advise you of the outcome. We are unable to go into specific details of the action taken due to privacy regulations.

You must be aware when Police review the footage which you submit, they are duty bound to also review the manner of your driving and also the manner in which the footage was obtained.

For example, if you were exceeding the speed limit in order to catch up with an offending driver and proceeded to film them with your mobile phone whilst driving, then Police will consider taking action against you.

There are a number of disposal methods available dependant on the nature of the offence. The driver could be issued a warning letter, an official Traffic Infringement Caution, a Traffic Infringement Notice (demerit points and/or fixed penalty), or they could receive a summons to attend court - or Police may decide we are unable to take any further action.

Ideally the date and time should be correct. The video footage is used to support your written witness testimony. You must account for any discrepancies in date/time within your witness evidence presented to us. Your witness statement must clearly state what time/date the incident occurred.

No. We need your statement; Police need to fully understand the situation and people have a right to have matters heard in a court of law. Please fill in the web form here. We will be in touch if you are required to attend court and support you through the process.

The evidence which you provide will be reviewed by Police to firstly establish if an offence has been committed and to identify the specific offence. Each case will be considered on its own merits. By using the online Dangerous Driving report, the user agrees to leave the question of prosecution or other disposal in the hands of Police.

The offending driver will not be provided with your details. However, on the rare occasion the offence which you have reported results in a court appearance, then at this stage the offending driver will become aware of your name but not your address or any other personal details.

The types of offences the dangerous driving form deal with generally have a 12 month time limit for prosecution. However, in the interest of justice and human rights, we generally will not proceed with a matter unless the footage is sent to us in a timely manner after the incident – preferably within 14 days.

If you have footage of any other types of offences that are not road traffic related (for example a physical assault), then it is suggested that you contact ACT Policing on 131 444 or visit your local Police station.

The footage which you submit along with your statement will be stored securely on a cloud server.

All material associated with an offence or prosecution will be retained in line with Police and government legislated retention policies.

Police have been receiving complaints from members of the public about dangerous and anti-social driving for some time. The Dangerous Driving report allows ACT Policing to effectively deal with the footage in a safe and secure way, whilst making the investigation process simple and straight forward for both Police and members of the public. ACT Police has a determined and robust approach to policing the roads and will take every opportunity to make them safer for everyone.

ACT Policing is not asking you to go out and detect offences for Police, but Police will deal with any you find. All road policing cars, marked and unmarked, are fitted with video recording equipment. The Police make use of this all the time. They capture offences and deal with them as appropriate.

Yes. The Dangerous Driving report is designed to improve road safety and to prosecute those that place others at risk. 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 if it is identified the standard of driving falls below that of a careful and competent driver.

ACT Policing 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.

Yes. It’s easy for people to engage in reporting Dangerous Driving online where processes have been designed to run smoothly. Online reporting of Dangerous Driving has one desired outcome: making our roads safer.

Engage with us. We seek only one thing – that is, if we can, to influence your future driving behaviour so that our roads are safer. If you wish to speak to us further then contact the ACT Policing Road Policing team here

Footage submitted for accepted Dangerous Driving reports may be used for media, training or publication purposes.