Vehicles seized as part of ‘Operation Drive Insured’

Long Eaton Safer Neighbourhood Policing Team officers have taken part in a county wide operation to target drivers using vehicles without insurance.

During week commencing 20th April, a number of vehicles were seized under section 165 of the Road Traffic Act.

A statement said that motorists driving without adequate insurance could receive a fixed penalty of £300 and six penalty points on their driving licence if they are caught driving a vehicle that they are not insured to drive, adding that, if the case goes to court, there could be an unlimited fine and a possible disqualification from driving.

The police also have the power to seize, and in some cases, destroy a vehicle if it is being driven without insurance.

The statement finished by stating: “If the vehicle is kept on public land the law requires that it’s continuously insured.

“If you don’t use your car, and it’s kept on private ground, you can declare it off the road to the DVLA with a Statutory Off Road Notice (SORN).”