Roads Policing Unit out tackling uninsured drivers

Last week our Roads Policing Unit (RPU) along with the Motor Insurance Bureau (MIB) ran Operation Drive Insured, which focuses on tackling the issue of uninsured vehicles. An uninsured vehicle is seized every four minutes across the UK, with almost 120,000 seized so far this year and around 1,500 of these coming from within Surrey.

The week long campaign also included a dedicated morning of partner activity, which took place on the A320 Woking Road on Thursday, 13 November. From which the results were:

🛑 56 vehicles stopped

🚨 2 arrests: A man his late 30s was arrested on suspicion of driving over the prescribed limit. He was released under investigation. A man his early 20s was arrested on suspicion of breaching immigration bail conditions.

🚗  6 vehicles seized 

📄 4 fixed penalty notices issued

🚦 18 traffic offences

🏛️  5 summons to court, for offences such as accumulating excess points 

PC Pat Nixon said: “This operation highlights our determination to target those who drive uninsured on our roads. Stopping an uninsured vehicle can help identify individuals of interest, drink and drug driving, stolen vehicles or property, and organise crime networks. Driving is not a right, it’s a luxury. Anyone who is stopped driving without insurance will be prosecuted and lose their vehicle at the roadside. We will also continue to enforce our ‘fatal 5’ offences on the road which is the main cause of serious/fatal road traffic collisions. We will continue to work hard to make the roads of Surrey safe for everyone who lawfully uses them. Diving whilst uninsured raises insurance prices nationally, don’t be selfish. Avoid a £300 fine and six points on your license by driving with the correct insurance."