The "proactive targeting" of dangerous foreign-registered trucks results in three arrests and 21 immediate prohibitions. A one-day operation by Vosa and Gwent Police targeting unroadworthy foreign-registered trucks on the M4 led to 21 vehicles being taken off the road. The blitz on dangerous trucks, which used automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) technology, also resulted in three arrests and 21 prohibitions for a range of hours and roadworthiness offences. One driver was found to be over the drink-drive limit.
Chief Inspector John Pavett of the Gwent Police Roads Policing Unit says: "Drivers of non-UK registered LGVs need to be reminded that travelling from overseas is not a licence to flout the law. Employers that don't adhere to the regulations are putting their own drivers and other road users at risk."
Inspector John Williams of the Operational Support Unit at South Wales Police adds: "Operations like this serve as a reminder to lorry drivers and companies intent on breaking our traffic laws that we are targeting them proactively, and that the responsibility is theirs to ensure they comply with legislation that is in place in this country to protect road users.
M4 operation - the statistics:
- l 49 LGVs stopped and checked
- l 10 prohibition notices issued for roadworthiness
- l 7 prohibition notices issued for breaching driving hours
- l 4 prohibition notices issued for carrying excess weight
- l 1 driver breath-tested and found to be over the drink-drive limit
- l 3 arrests (two for theft, one for drink-driving)
- l 21 vehicles taken off the road immediately
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