Uninsured driver has car seized after Rotherham police pull him over for driving 35mph in a 30
An uninsured driver had his car seized when he was pulled over by police for driving at 35mph in a 30 zone.
A Christmastime crackdown on drink drivers by South Yorkshire Police is leading to a number of motorists getting caught for completely different offences.
On December 7, Roads Policing Group officers carried out speed checks and drink driving tests on Bawtry Road in Maltby.
Between 8.30am and 10am, 24 drivers were pulled over, breathalysed and had their vehicles searched.
While all drivers passed the breath tests, a motorists stopped for driving at 35mph in a 30mph zone was found to be uninsured and had his car seized.
The driver of a Black Volvo who was also stopped due to excess speed attempted to provide officers with false details but was quickly identified as being a provisional licence holder and uninsured.
He was also found to be wanted for shoplifting offences so was arrested and taken into custody. His vehicle was also seized.
A third driver was found to have no insurance, four drivers were issued with traffic offence reports, one driver was reported on summons to appear before court and one driver was also given an anti-social warning, meaning if they are caught to be driving in an anti-social manner within the next 12 months, their vehicle will be seized.
It comes as South Yorkshire Police is conducting Operation Blitzen to catch drink drivers who make reckless decisions to get behind the wheel during the festive season.
In Great Britain, around 260 people are killed in drink drive collisions every year with a spike in crashes during the Christmas and New Year festivities.
Local organisations are teaming up with the South Yorkshire Safer Roads Partnership (SYSRP) to spread awareness about the dangers of impaired driving as well as calling on mates to have a word when they think a friend or colleague is not safe to drive.
The ‘Are You Mate Enough’ campaign forms part of an annual police operation called Op Limit which was launched to combat the seasonal rise in crashes where the driver is over the legal limit.
Causing death by careless driving when under the influence of drink risks life imprisonment, an unlimited fine, a ban from driving for at least five years and an extended driving test before your licence is returned.
A conviction for drink-driving also means your car insurance costs will increase significantly. If you drive for work, your employer will see your conviction on your licence and you may have trouble travelling to countries like the USA.