3:25pm Tuesday 1st May 2007
POLICE in Wiltshire are cracking down on motorists who drive without insurance.
Throughout May, officers from the Roads Policing Unit will be conducting targeted road checks at various locations in the county.
This operation will not only cover main roads but officers will also be monitoring minor roads.
Chief Inspector Nick Elton, head of roads policing, said: "This is a significant operation and we will be specifically targeting motorists using information supplied by the Motorists Insurance Bureau (MIB).
"Using Automatic Number Plate Reader (ANPR) technology we will be able to check up to 3,000 vehicles an hour that are travelling on our roads to see if they have a valid certificate of insurance."
Drivers who are convicted of driving without insurance will have a minimum of six penalty points added to their licence and in addition to this their vehicle will be seized and could be crushed.
jo, trow says...
4:24pm Tue 1 May 07
maddie, warminster says...
4:26pm Tue 1 May 07
peter broome, BATH says...
4:52pm Tue 1 May 07
maddie wrote:Then why don't you report these criminals on one of the anonymous crime-stopper lines? It is a crime. I'd bet they're male and under 25, too!
Ought to check for those driving without licesense I know 6 people in warminster who drve and have never taken a test
maddie, warminster says...
4:54pm Tue 1 May 07
magic, westbury says...
6:57pm Tue 1 May 07
angry resident, trowbridge says...
7:33pm Tue 1 May 07
Tom, Calne says...
9:35pm Tue 1 May 07
magic wrote:Driving with no tax does not invalidate insurance cover - the insurance underwriter are oblidged to pay out to affected parties in this situation.
i know of someone who drives her car ( 4x4) with no tax..so that means her insurance is void as well. she drives kids around in it.. its been reported but nothing is done.... NOW if that was u can bet your life i would have been caught.... its parked on a drive at nite so not on a public highway grrrrr as if that makes any differance when she is out driving it.....
fed up being good, trowbridge says...
10:07pm Tue 1 May 07
maddie, warminster says...
10:38pm Tue 1 May 07
Al, Chippers says...
12:05am Wed 2 May 07
david chown, Bordeaux, ex-Melksham lad! says...
8:43am Wed 2 May 07
Plod, Wiltshire says...
9:56am Wed 2 May 07
Anon, Trowbridge says...
12:27pm Wed 2 May 07
DAVID CHOWN, BATH (visit) says...
9:31am Thu 3 May 07
STJOHN WILLIAMS, BATH says...
2:11pm Thu 3 May 07
tony, says...
8:18pm Fri 4 May 07
Riggitt, Hampshire says...
12:35pm Mon 7 May 07
maddie wrote:Then why don't you report them to the police.
Ought to check for those driving without licesense I know 6 people in warminster who drve and have never taken a test
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Pen, melksham says...
4:10pm Tue 1 May 07