Driver in Halifax issued with warning under coronavirus act and has car seized

West Yorkshire Police's Road Policing Unit were out on patrol in Halifax on April 14 when it stopped the vehicle at 6.26am.

The driver of the motability car was found to have no insurance and no licence.

Posting on social media the roads policing unit said "The vehicle was a motability car but the driver was not insured to drive and also had no licence. The vehicle was seized and driver reported for driving offences and also given a warning under the coronavirus act.

What is the road policing unit?

The road policing unit is responsible for the policing of the road network throughout the Force, an area of 2029 km2 with a population of approximately 2,108,000 people.

Within this area there are roads of all types including one of the busiest motorway networks in Europe.

This network includes the M62 Trans-Pennine motorway; the highest and the most congested in the country.

As well as the M62 the unit also cover the M1, M621, M606, A1 and A1(M); a total distance of over 213 carriageway miles in some of the most challenging of environments.

Safer Roads Officers are part of a larger team of officers and operate from two strategically placed bases to cover the Force area; including the motorway network and to maximize the use of the resources available at any one time.

This co-location helps to facilitate effective relationships with local NPT and Response Commanders to jointly tackle local issues.