Police in Hampshire target uninsured vehicles in A34 operation
Drivers were monitored with police seizing uninsured vehicles and making arrests
Last updated 26th Nov 2022
Hampshire Police are going after uninsured drivers during a crackdown on a busy road linking the south coast with the Midlands.
More than 150 vehicles were stopped and 26 seized were seized over two days on the A34.
Five people were arrested for a variety of offences.
The operation was run by Hampshire Constabulary and Thames Valley Police.
152 vehicles, including 30 HGVs, were stopped over the two days with five arrests being made.
In one case, officers seized ÂŁ12,000 and a man was arrested for money laundering and immigration offences.
26 vehicles were seized, nine of which were for no insurance.
14 fixed penalty notices were issued for a variety of offences including for no MOT, not wearing a seatbelt, insecure loads and excessive driver hours.
In addition, safety camera vans detected 982 vehicles exceeding the speed limit.
Detective Chief Inspector Mike Bettington, of the Joint Operations Roads Policing Unit, said:
"This is one of the biggest deployments of our roads policing resources and skillsets for an operation such as this.
"The aim being that anyone driving on the A34 could be stopped by officers who were seeking to detect, deter and disrupt drivers who were committing any offences.
"As such, we stopped over 150 vehicles for a variety of offences.
"Keeping the roads safe is a priority for the JOU Roads Policing Department and we have managed to take a number of dangerous drivers and vehicles off the roads.
"Road safety is not something to be taken lightly and our roads policing units work tirelessly to keep our roads safe every day."