MORE than 100 driving offences were spotted by police in just five days by Warwickshire Police.
During Operation Tramline, officers used a truck so they could pull up alongside other vehicles and gather video footage of drivers using mobile phones, not wearing seatbelts, and speeding.
They also seized a stolen Range Rover Velar within two hours of it being taken, a large quantity of cannabis from a car stopped for being on false plates, a stolen Ford Fiesta, and a 14 ton HGV on cloned plates.
Sgt Shaun Bridle from the Warwickshire Police Roads Policing Unit said: “Warwickshire is at the heart of the country’s motorway network and to see this level of offending and dangerous driving is extremely concerning.
“The vast majority of these offences were people making a conscious decision to drive in a dangerous manner that put themselves and other road users at risk. People need to realise that when they get behind the wheel of a vehicle they are driving a potentially deadly weapon and they need to take responsibility for their own behaviour and the safety of others.
“We will be running this operation regularly throughout the year so if you are committing a driving offence don’t be surprised to see us driving along next to you capturing it on video. You have been warned.”
Sgt Bridle was also keen to remind drivers that the law changed last year with regards to the use of mobile phones while driving.
He said: “It is illegal to hold and use any hand held mobile phone device while driving. The law still applies if you’re stopped at traffic lights, queuing in traffic or supervising a learner driver. Failure to comply can land you with a £200 fine and six points on your licence.”
The operation was run in partnership with National Highways.
Visit www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4LyrpJpVZw to see footage from the operation.
