Recently, the Greater Manchester Police stopped a 3.5-ton van on the A627M due to suspecting that it could be overweight. Much to their surprise, the van’s gross weight weighed in at a whopping 5 tonnes – obviously excessively and dangerously overloaded!...
Just recently, in Gonerby, police from the Lincolnshire Policing Unit were alerted to a vehicle carrying an illicit and poorly secured load. Despite the fact that their vehicle did not possess a Vehicle Registration Mark (VRM), law enforcement officers reported and...
The Derbyshire Roads Policing Unit had the spotlight on them recently when they stopped another dangerous distraction that could have potentially endangered motorists. In this instance, a tractor was halted on the A610 at Ambergate due to dangerous road surfacing...
Just recently, the Greater Manchester Police pulled over a vehicle on the M62, near Junction 21. Upon a thorough examination of the load, it was discovered to be excessively heavy. To guarantee the safety of both drivers and bystanders, a ban was announced at the...
Recently, Wiltshire Road Policing Unit and Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) collaborated in making a successful traffic stop. It was determined that the flatbed truck stopped had an overload of 46%, thereby requiring the need for its apprehension. The...
