Romanian registered vehicle seized and driver fined
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West Yorkshire Police's Roads Policing Unit stopped the van in Jubilee Road, Halifax.
Officers found that the vehicle was registered in Romania and it was established there was no insurance on the van.
It was seized by police.
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Hide AdThe driver was a non UK resident and was dealt with by a graduated roadside deposit Fixed Penalty Notice of £300 which was taken at the roadside.
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.
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Hide AdAs 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.
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