Published: 12 November 2024
More than 30 motoring offences were detected by Northamptonshire Police in just one day following the latest day of action held in the centre of Northampton.
On Thursday, October 24, the Force’s Roads Policing and Safer Roads Team were joined by colleagues from the DVSA in Bridge Street as part of Operation Journey, which aims to reduce the number of people who are killed or seriously injured on our roads.
During the checks held between 10am and 4pm, 51 road users were stopped, which resulted in four arrests and eight vehicles seized as well as 10 immediate and four delayed probation notices issued.
Two men from Northampton – aged 40 and 24 – were arrested on suspicion of driving with a proportion of a specified controlled drug above the specified limit. They have both been released under investigation.
While two other men – aged 37 and 23 and from London – were arrested on suspicion of knowingly entering the UK without leave. They were handed over to the immigration services to be processed.
Of the eight vehicles seized – six were for having no motor insurance and two were removed for obstruction of the highway. As well as having the inconvenience of losing their vehicles, the registered owners also received fixed penalty notices.
In addition to this, fixed penalty notices for a range of driving offences including seven for tyre defects, two for not wearing a seat belt, two for number plate issues and one for defective lighting.
Nine drivers were reprimanded for driving a vehicle in a dangerous condition. Four vehicles had faulty braking systems, a further two had issues with their stability control systems while one had a diesel leak, one had illegal window tints, and another had a body panel which was in a poor condition that it was likely to cause injury.
Officers from the DVSA issued 14 road users with immediate and delayed prohibition notices for a variety of offences including serious mechanical and tyre defects. As a result, drivers either had to rectify the issue that day or were given up to 10 days to do so.
Anyone with information about road safety concerns or any vehicle crime is asked to report it online at www.northants.police.uk/reportonline or call Northamptonshire Police on 101. Alternatively, you can call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.