M5 police stop HGV on motorway in Worcestershire

West Mercia Police's operations patrol unit stopped the HGV and carried out a check of its straps.

It was revealed that four of the eight that were securing the load were damaged, with cuts rendering them useless.

OT85 spotted an HGV with a loose ratchet strap on the M5 this morning. A quick check of the other straps identified that 4 out of the 8 holding the load had cuts rendering them useless. Driver is busy fitting nice new ones before continuing! 21625 #showusyourload pic.twitter.com/LtKSNkEGHB^[2][3]

— OPU Worcestershire (@OPUWorcs) June 5, 2023^[4]

The driver was told to fit new straps before continuing with his commute.

A spokesperson for OPU Worcestershire said: "[Officer] spotted an HGV with a loose ratchet strap on the M5 this morning.

"A quick check of the other straps identified that 4 out of the 8 holding the load had cuts rendering them useless.

"Driver is busy fitting nice new ones before continuing."

References

1. ^{^} Vets update on dead Staffy dog found in Powick (www.worcesternews.co.uk)
2. ^{^} #showusyourload (twitter.com)
3. ^{^} pic.twitter.com/LtKSNkEGHB (t.co)
4. ^{^} June 5, 2023 (twitter.com)