EIGHT cars were seized in Kidderminster for having no tax or no insurance as part of a police crackdown.
The cars were seized by officers during a day of action on Tuesday (October 7), during which a van that was illegally using red diesel was dealt with by HMRC.
Motorbike officers and a police car pulled over dozens of cars, vans, trucks and lorries which were checked over for their roadworthiness, insecure loads, weight limits, valid MOT and insurance certificates, stolen machinery and trailers and illegal use of red diesel.
Of the vehicles stopped, eight cars had no tax, and two of those also had no insurance and they were all immediately seized by police.
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One of these cars also had a severely bald tyre and a child incorrectly restrained in the front seat.
Four cars were also stopped for having illegal number plates- three for defective tyres, two for excessive window tints, one for being over the weight limit, three had no MOT, one had no brake lights working and one was overloaded.
Senior PCSO Andy Stevens, who organised the operation, said: “Today we held another successful multi-agency operation targeting unroadworthy vehicles travelling through Worcestershire.
“We stopped vehicles that were of interest to us, making sure they were in a roadworthy condition and insured for the safety of all road users, with a particular focus on tyre safety, all supporting Operation Spotlight.
“It’s worth saying that drivers caught for offences some people may consider to be minor such as illegally tinted windows are often a gateway to other ‘bigger’ offences which they might be trying to hide from us so that’s why we stop them.
“Drivers with heavily tinted windows are effectively driving like they have sunglasses on at nighttime which is clearly a huge risk to them and other road users.
“Vehicles that are overweight or poorly loaded will have longer braking distances, poorer handling and weakened suspension which could have consequences for other road users if they had to stop suddenly. Stopping these vehicles averts another potentially dangerous situation.
“Our advice to road users is to make sure you are insured, and your vehicle is in a roadworthy condition for everyone’s sake. Please also make sure your tyres are the legal tread depth (1.6mm across the central three-quarters of the tyre) and properly inflated by checking once a week.”
