More than 700 vehicles stopped in insurance crackdown

Police stopped more than 700 vehicles as part of a nationwide crackdown on uninsured drivers.
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Operation Drive Insured was a week-long campaign aimed at identifying and seizing cars with no insurance which were being driven throughout Derbyshire.

From Monday to Friday last week, police stopped vehicles at a variety of sites across the county.

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Throughout the operation, a total of 714 vehicles were stopped.

Of that number, 62 were found to have no insurance; 34 drivers had incorrect licence details; 59 were caught using mobile phones at the wheel; 104 motorists were not wearing seatbelts and one stolen vehicle was recovered.

In Derbyshire, the operation was executed as a partnership between police, Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs and the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency.

Chief Inspector Andy Palmer, head of Derbyshire Constabulary’s roads policing unit, said: “It’s one of our priorities to make sure drivers who obey the rules of the road are protected against those who don’t and this campaign was just one part of that.

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“Driving without insurance might seem insignificant to some people but in the event of an accident, law-abiding motorists who are insured are left to deal with the mess themselves.

“This week of action was a great success in terms of the number of vehicles stopped and the breadth of offences that were discovered.

“It also allowed us to highlight a range of other factors that can play a huge part in making our roads less safe, such as using a phone at the wheel or driving with defective tyres.

“I’m pleased that Operation Drive Insured was such a success but our efforts to safeguard drivers, passengers, pedestrians and other road users will continue 365 days a year.”

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