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We wanted to share a quick update about dangerous driving in your area. Please be assured we’re working to keep everyone safe. Today, officers from the Tooting Safer Neighbourhood Teams joined forces for a traffic enforcement operation on Garratt Lane, SW17.
We would like to thank our Roads and Transport Policing colleagues for their support, including the use of a speed enforcement camera and specialist pursuit capabilities to safely deal with any vehicles attempting to evade police.
Keeping Tooting’s roads safe remains a priority. The operation focused on identifying driving offences and disrupting criminality on our roads, including those who use the road network to travel to, from, or through the area to commit offences. Following community feedback, officers stopped and checked a number of delivery drivers to ensure they held the correct insurance and were complying with road traffic legislation.
During the operation:
50 vehicles were stopped and drivers spoken to
3 arrests were made
5 tickets issued for traffic related matters
1 vehicle was seized
We will continue to carry out proactive operations across Tooting to tackle offending and improve road safety for everyone in our community.
 If someone is driving a motor vehicle, they should always be doing so in a safe and considerate manner. Even momentary lapses in judgement can have life changing or devastating consequences for those in the vehicle or innocent bystanders. Activities such as street racing, cruising or performing tricks can count as anti-social behaviour. If you are concerned about this in your area, visit our website for the latest guidance. You can report dangerous driving online here. | 
