60 motorists were stopped and 10 dangerous vehicles taken off the road during a police clampdown in Gedling borough during the past two days.
Officers stopped the vehicles as part of Operation Highway, which took place in Gedling and also Rushcliffe during Thursday and Friday.
The aim of the operation was to combat illegal and dangerous vehicle use. These operations can take place anywhere in Nottinghamshire and on any day of the week. The teams have been on rural roads and in villages, as well as major routes.
Ten drivers were reported for vehicles being in dangerous and un-roadworthy conditions, four drivers were stopped for using mobile phones and five for failing to wear a seatbelt. Five vehicles were seized for no insurance and 10 vehicles were also banned from the road due to being in such dangerous conditions, including being overweight and having major mechanical and braking issues.
Officers also arrested a man on suspicion of taking a vehicle without consent and driving whilst banned. He was pulled over as part of the operation. He remains in custody while inquiries are on-going.
Operation Highway is a proactive operation that sees officers tackle all sorts of dangers on the road. There have been teams conducting speed checks, teams using unmarked vehicles and plain clothes officers to spot offences like mobile phone use and teams operating multi-agency check sites for commercial vehicles.
The officers have covered several locations at any one time.
The multiple agency meeting saw Divisional officers, Special Constables, Roads Policing Team and Police Cadets work alongside the Environment Agency, the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA), Nottinghamshire Fire & Rescue, VIA East Midlands and HMRC.
Co-ordinating Op Transporter, PC Adam Pace said: “The difference with Op Highway is that where suitable we will seek to use education and training from our partners, instead of prosecution for minor offences. However, we will always seek to prosecute those who recklessly endanger people’s lives.
“Our Special Constables and Cadets play an ongoing, major role in this ever growing operation, which was first implemented by SC Alan Marwood in 2017.”
