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Targeting criminals on rural roads
Dated: 18 Mar 2010
Around 40 cars have been checked by police and partners during one day in East Northumberland as part of an ongoing operation to drive criminals off the roads.
Officers from the local Neighbourhood Policing Team, utilising ANPR technology, working alongside members from the DVLA, VOSA, and Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC) to run checks on road users on the arterial road routes that run from Northumberland into County Durham.
The checks were ran at static points in the sector by roadside teams of officers from all of the partners involved.
The aim of the operation was to identify illegal drivers, people driving vehicles without road tax or insurance, driving vehicles in unroadworthy condition, those on the roads with cars running on illegal fuel and targeting people who travel involved in acquisitive crime.
A total of 37 vehicles were checked by police in the six hour operation and it resulted in numerous enforcement notices, on the spot fines and local intelligence gathered.
East Tynedale Neighbourhood Inspector Kevin Oates, said: " Through working with our partners and carrying out operations like this we aim to effectively disrupt and deter crime.
"The activity sends out a very clear message - those involved in criminal activity in Northumberland will be robustly targeted by all agencies to reduce their unacceptable behaviour."
In total there were:
Two Vehicle Prohibition Notices issued by Vehicle Operator Services Agency ( VOSA ) for vehicles with dangerous defects including illegal tyres and brakes
32 vehicles fuel tested by HMRC
One vehicle was uplifted for having no insurance
37 vehicles were spot checked for condition and legal documentation.
