MORE than 19,000 submissions have been made to police through Operation Snap over the past three years, with thousands resulting in enforcement action.

Operation Snap is a secure online facility that allows members of the public to submit video evidence of road traffic incidents they have witnessed.

The scheme is used to investigate a range of alleged offences, including driving without due care and attention, careless driving, dangerous close passes of cyclists and horse riders, failing to wear a seat belt and running red lights.

Figures obtained through a Freedom of Information request to Devon and Cornwall Police show that the number of submissions has increased year on year.

In 2023, the force received 6,038 submissions, of which 2,686 resulted in positive action and 3,352 were closed with no further action.

The number of submissions increased to 6,272 in 2024, with 3,173 resulting in positive action and 3,099 receiving no further action.

In 2025, submissions rose again to 7,127.

Of these, 3,187 resulted in positive action, while 3,940 were recorded as no further action.

Positive action can include an educational course being offered to the driver, a conditional offer of a fixed penalty, or the matter being processed for court.

However, not every submission can be progressed.

Devon and Cornwall Police said reasons for taking no further action can include there being insufficient evidence, no actual offence having occurred, the vehicle registration mark being unclear, footage not being original, no footage being supplied or only still photographs being submitted.

Submissions can also be rejected if they are made more than 14 days after the incident, meaning they cannot be processed.