NEARLY a hundred drivers were caught committing offences by Warwickshire Police during a two-day operation on the M6.
Officers detected 94 offences on Wednesday June 9 and Thursday June 10.
During the operation, police motorcyclists patrolled the M6 in Warwickshire to identify vehicles of interest and bring them into the Corley Services check site to be inspected by experienced officers and staff from OPU, the Commercial Vehicle Unit, Forensic Vehicle Investigation team and Special Constabulary.
The offences included careless driving, using a phone while driving at high speed, not being in proper control of a vehicle, not wearing a seatbelt, tyre defects, and driving without a licence, insurance, tax or an MOT.
Two drivers were stopped for ignoring a red automatic traffic signal.
Six drivers received Vehicle Defect Rectification Notices and were given the opportunity to deal with relatively minor defects, like cracked light lenses, blown bulbs, or worn tyres within 14 days to avoid prosecution.
Some 17 drivers were driving vehicles that were dangerously overweight, and 11 drivers were found not to have safely secured the loads they were transporting. These drivers were prohibited from continuing their journeys until their loads were reduced and made safe.
In total, 16 drivers were prohibited from continuing their journey and their vehicles were seized.
PC Jamie Blood said: “The results speak for themselves and are a testament to the hard work of all staff involved.
“As well as educating the public, the operation was also an opportunity to develop trainee police officers in the skills and knowledge needed to inspect all types of motor vehicles and trailers at the roadside, and exercise powers to prohibit the use of vehicles and trailers that are considered an immediate danger to public safety.
“This means even more Warwickshire Police officers will be able to help make our roads safer and reduce the numbers of people who are killed and seriously injured on our roads every year.”
