Over 60 vehicle offences detected in Suffolk in one week
Officers in the county carried out an operation targeting commercial vehicles
Last updated 25th Mar 2021
Police in Suffolk detected over 60 vehicle offences in the space of a week.
They carried out an operation between 15-21 March targeting commercial vehicles on the A11 and A14.
It involved extra patrols in marked and unmarked vehicles which stopped 56 motorists in total.
They detected 63 offences, which included:
- Failing to wear seatbelts (17)
- Driving without required breaks (12)
- Carriage of dangerous goods offences (11)
- Overweight loads (7)
- Construction and use offences (5)
- Drivers not in proper control (2)
- Using a mobile phone (2)
- Insecure loads (2)
- Trailer offences (2)
- Vehicle defects (1)
- Careless driving (1)
- Immigration transportation offence (1)
Temporary Chief Inspector Jon Chapman, from the Roads and Armed Policing Team, said: "This was a very successful week of enforcement activity with a number of commercial vehicle drivers being dealt with for various offences including vehicle defects, insecure loads, failing to wear a seatbelt and using a mobile phone whilst driving.
"It is extremely disappointing to see a number of drivers being dealt with for the fatal four offences which include speeding, driving without a seatbelt, driving whilst using a mobile phone and drink or drug driving. As we continue to reiterate, these offences increase the chance of being involved in a serious or even fatal collision.
"These campaigns give us the opportunity to target drivers who are putting not only their own safety at risk, but also the safety of other road users at risk and we will continue to take enforcement action against anyone who is flouting the law."