Vehicles seized and arrests made in major Solihull road safety crackdown

Five vehicles have been seized in Solihull for having no insurance and 21 vehicles were removed from the roads for having dangerous defects.

One vehicle, a lorry, had six illegal tyres. Two drivers were also arrested on suspicion of drug-driving.

During the multi-agency road safety operation, fifteen vehicles were also dealt with for not having valid excise licences and more than 20 drivers were also given road safety advice.

The Road Harm Prevention Team was joined by officers from Warwickshire Police and partners such as West Midlands Fire Service, Solihull Council, Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA), and Motor Insurers’ Bureau (MIB), who checked more than 100 vehicles throughout the day.

What did police say about the operation?

Sgt Mark Bull, from the Road Harm Prevention Team, said: “Vehicles that are not roadworthy are not only illegal, but also extremely dangerous for other road users.

“We regularly carry out operations in partnership with other organisations such as the DVLA and MIB to crackdown on law-breakers and take unsafe vehicles off the roads.

“It’s important that we carry out operations like these to reduce the number of people killed or seriously injured on our roads. Our priority is to keep people safe on our motorways and roads.

“It’s important that we carry out operations like these to reduce the number of people killed or seriously injured on our roads. Our priority is to keep people safe on our motorways and roads.”