Vehicle being seized during the week
More than 70 vehicles were seized and 12 arrests made during a week long campaign targeting uninsured drivers across the county.
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Officers from the Roads Policing Unit took part in the national campaign, Op
Drive Insured between Monday 26 October and Sunday 1 November 2020 focussing on
uninsured drivers while carrying out road checks and patrols.
Every year in the UK, 130 people are killed and 26,000 suffer injury after being
involved in a collision with an uninsured driver.
During the week officers stopped 98 vehicles, 78 of which were seized for having
no insurance and 12 people were arrested, all for drug driving offences.
Roads Policing Chief Inspector Elena Hall said: ‘Law abiding motorists are put
at unnecessary risk by those who flout the law and we are committed to
repeatedly targeting uninsured drivers to make the roads safer.
‘In addition to the financial implications those who drive uninsured are often
linked to other criminality and we are keen to get these vehicles off of our
road network.
‘Our message is simple, if driving uninsured be prepared to have your vehicle
seized, risk it being crushed and face significant fines and points on your
license.’
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