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Law-breaking motorists hit

A crackdown on motorists and companies breaking the law took place on Rawcliffe Road in Goole at the beginning of July. 

The operation took place as part of Goole Local Action Week (June 30 to July 6), which aimed to tackle anti-social behaviour, crime and other issues to improve the quality of life of people living in the town, as well as creating a sense of pride in the local community and respect for people and property. 

The local action week was organised by East Riding of Yorkshire Council's safe communities team, along with partnership agencies and groups including Humberside Police. 

Officers from East Riding of Yorkshire Council, the Vehicle and Operators Service Agency (VOSA) HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), Humberside Police and the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) joined forces to stop around 50 private and commercial vehicles to make a variety of checks. 

Officers from Humberside Police checked vehicles for a wide range of offences including vehicle defects and drivers without insurance or a driving licence.

As a result 15 fixed penalty notices (FPNs) were issued to drivers using mobile phones or not wearing seat belts whilst driving.

Six vehicle-defect-rectification forms were issued, one process summons file was submitted and one vehicle was seized and sent for scrap as the driver had neither insurance nor driving licence. 

Officers from the council and the DVLA worked together to target untaxed vehicles.

The DVLA supplied an automatic number plate recognition unit for the day and a total of 4,657 vehicle registration plates were read. Thirty-eight vehicles showed no tax or were declared as off the road. 

This resulted in a total of seven vehicles being seized by council officers for being driven without road tax.

In order to reclaim their vehicles, their drivers will have to pay an £80 release fee and produce a valid tax disc or pay a £120 surety fee upon collection.  

The VOSA and HMRC carried out inspections of private and commercial vehicles to ensure they were roadworthy and complied with legal standards.

Seven immediate and two delayed prohibition notices were issued to drivers by VOSA for a variety of vehicle defects requiring the owner or operator to carry out essential maintenance works. 

One vehicle was found to be in such a poor condition that it was removed by a recovery vehicle. HMRC found one vehicle running on 'red' diesel, which was impounded for further investigation by HMRC. 

East Riding of Yorkshire Council inspected vehicles used to transport waste to ensure the driver or operator had the correct authorisation to carry waste.

The aim of this exercise was to prevent fly-tipping across the East Riding. 

Nine drivers were spoken to in an advisory capacity and may be pursued further for the correct documentation to carry waste or could be investigated for waste regulation offences.

Richard Stork, from the East Riding Council and Clive Allison from VOSA both confirmed that they planned to hold further multi-agency operations throughout the East Riding working closely with Humberside Police. 

Published on 17th July 2008 in News.

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