Drivers caught jumping red lights every four minutes as Britons risk daily road chaos

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Drivers across the UK have been caught travelling through red lights more than 351,000 times in just three years, prompting major safety concerns.The number of offences rose by 37.5 per cent between 2023 and 2025, according to Freedom of Information data obtained by used car retailer cinch.The figures showed that 351,244 offences for failing to stop at a red traffic light were recorded by 26 police forces during the three years.

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The numbers also increased every year, with 101,184 offences in 2023, rising to 110,921 in 2024 before reaching 139,139 in 2025.

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London's Metropolitan Police recorded by far the highest number of offences, with 187,261 over the three years, accounting for more than half, 53.3 per cent, of all the offences recorded by the forces that responded.

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Nottinghamshire Police had the second-highest total, with 30,532...

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