A vehicle was stopped as part of the Operation Vortex and found to have an insecure load in Greater Manchester. The load was also found to be 850 kgs overweight. In addition, the vehicle had a bald tyre and a cracked windscreen. The driver was issued with £600 in...
Near M42 Hopwood services, a mini traffic operation conducted with DVLA, HMRC (HM Revenue & Customs), OPU Worcestershire & MTST resulted in catching numerous offences. The joint operation between the agencies mentioned above targeted overloaded and insecure...
On the M5 J2, an abnormal load was stopped by the Central Motorway Police Group (CPMG) for travelling during embargo times. The load was escorted to the DVSA site for weighing, where it was found to be 162.5 tons. The movement order declared weight was 149 tons. This...
Kent Police’s Roads Policing Unit stopped a van that was 1,320kg overloaded and had inadequate load security. The driver has been reported for weight and securing the load, and arranged for another vehicle to take over and for the load to be secured correctly....
The DVSA Enforcement team was absolutely shocked by the conditions of the vehicles they found during a recent stop in Dover. Overweight, Insecure loads, dangerous brake defects, corrosion, electrical issues, and a missing wheel were just some of the violations they...
