Police crackdown on dangerous vehicles in blitz on M42 near NEC
Dangerous vehicles were stopped and a number of arrests were made during a police blitz on the M42 near the NEC. Officers carried out extra patrols in both marked and unmarked vehicles along the motorway stretch.
They were on a mission to clock offences committed by all manner of commercial drivers; including lorries, vans, plant vehicles, agricultural machinery and taxis. Officers from West Midlands Police’s road harm prevention team led the operation, which also included Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA), Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA), local authority waste and licensing teams, Motor Insurers Bureau, DataTag, TER and the West Midlands Fire Service Road Casualty Reduction Team.
As a result, they stopped more than a dozen dangerous vehicles and arrested five people for other offences such as driving whilst disqualified, failure to appear at court, driving under the influence of drugs, possession with intent to supply and theft of a motor vehicle.
“This operation is just one of the many proactive measures undertaken by our team to ensure road safety,” said a West Midlands Police[1] spokesman. “We are conducting regular operations to promote responsible driving behaviour, reduce road incidents and protect our communities.”
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