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[Lizzie_Zoom]

I am pleased to say another Kent Traffic Police clampdown on illegal motorists is in operation today in/ around Ashford (I will not say exactly where!), with many police cars, police bikes, and the mobile CCTV surveillance unit fully engaged parked up waiting to pounce 8-) 8-) 8-).

I love to see my friends in Kent Police doing this as I know that everytime they do many motorists without insurance, road tax, MOT's, licences and with dodgy vehicles are removed from the road! 

Bloody, sorry, wonderfully great!! 8-) 8-)

[KillerWatt]

I love to see my friends in Kent Police doing this as I know that everytime they do many motorists without insurance, road tax, MOT's, licences and with dodgy vehicles are removed from the road!

If only that were true.

[Lizzie_Zoom]

I love to see my friends in Kent Police doing this as I know that everytime they do many motorists without insurance, road tax, MOT's, licences and with dodgy vehicles are removed from the road!

If only that were true.

Well in Kent it is!   Although there will always be more to catch! 8-) 8-) 8-)

[Dishevelled Den]

Great to see it Ms Z., boots on the ground is the only way to get the point across - as well as reassuring the public that they are getting something tangible for their money – in my view it's preferable to deal with a human being rather than a camera lens.

The amount of additional intelligence that can be gathered as a result of such operations is immeasurable

[KillerWatt]

I love to see my friends in Kent Police doing this as I know that everytime they do many motorists without insurance, road tax, MOT's, licences and with dodgy vehicles are removed from the road!

If only that were true.

Well in Kent it is!

Oh I have no doubt they are nicking the drivers and seizing the cars, but I also have no doubt those same drivers are back on the road the very next day in another £200 shed.

Thing is, it's still statistically more financially viable to drive around in a £200 shed with no paperwork than what it is to be legal every year.
Add to that the lack of any real punishment when caught, and it's easy to see why some people prefer the illegal option.

[Lizzie_Zoom]

I love to see my friends in Kent Police doing this as I know that everytime they do many motorists without insurance, road tax, MOT's, licences and with dodgy vehicles are removed from the road!

If only that were true.

Well in Kent it is!

Oh I have no doubt they are nicking the drivers and seizing the cars, but I also have no doubt those same drivers are back on the road the very next day in another £200 shed.

Thing is, it's still statistically more financially viable to drive around in a £200 shed with no paperwork than what it is to be legal every year.
Add to that the lack of any real punishment when caught, and it's easy to see why some people prefer the illegal option.

That indeed does happen; as does the police apprehending the repeat offenders and the courts upping their penalties

I, like almost everyone else I'm sure, would love harsher penalties, but that will come another day with a new political era.  The days of liberal do gooders ruling the day will eventually come to an end.

[Dishevelled Den]

I love to see my friends in Kent Police doing this as I know that everytime they do many motorists without insurance, road tax, MOT's, licences and with dodgy vehicles are removed from the road!

If only that were true.

Well in Kent it is!

Oh I have no doubt they are nicking the drivers and seizing the cars, but I also have no doubt those same drivers are back on the road the very next day in another £200 shed.

Thing is, it's still statistically more financially viable to drive around in a £200 shed with no paperwork than what it is to be legal every year.
Add to that the lack of any real punishment when caught, and it's easy to see why some people prefer the illegal option.

Good point K, until provision is made for immediate custody and rapid appearance before a greatly enhanced court network - including night courts - the benefit of these efforts is greatly diminished.

[STMO999]

I love to see my friends in Kent Police doing this as I know that everytime they do many motorists without insurance, road tax, MOT's, licences and with dodgy vehicles are removed from the road!

If only that were true.

Well in Kent it is!

Oh I have no doubt they are nicking the drivers and seizing the cars, but I also have no doubt those same drivers are back on the road the very next day in another £200 shed.

Thing is, it's still statistically more financially viable to drive around in a £200 shed with no paperwork than what it is to be legal every year.
Add to that the lack of any real punishment when caught, and it's easy to see why some people prefer the illegal option.

Chop their feet off I say!

[Dishevelled Den]

I love to see my friends in Kent Police doing this as I know that everytime they do many motorists without insurance, road tax, MOT's, licences and with dodgy vehicles are removed from the road!

If only that were true.

Well in Kent it is!

Oh I have no doubt they are nicking the drivers and seizing the cars, but I also have no doubt those same drivers are back on the road the very next day in another £200 shed.

Thing is, it's still statistically more financially viable to drive around in a £200 shed with no paperwork than what it is to be legal every year.
Add to that the lack of any real punishment when caught, and it's easy to see why some people prefer the illegal option.

Chop their feet off I say!

...would that not make them footloose and fancy free though :-/ :-/

Coat?

[STMO999]

I love to see my friends in Kent Police doing this as I know that everytime they do many motorists without insurance, road tax, MOT's, licences and with dodgy vehicles are removed from the road!

If only that were true.

Well in Kent it is!

Oh I have no doubt they are nicking the drivers and seizing the cars, but I also have no doubt those same drivers are back on the road the very next day in another £200 shed.

Thing is, it's still statistically more financially viable to drive around in a £200 shed with no paperwork than what it is to be legal every year.
Add to that the lack of any real punishment when caught, and it's easy to see why some people prefer the illegal option.

Chop their feet off I say!

...would that not make them footloose and fancy free though :-/ :-/

Coat?[/quote]

Coat.

[STMO999]

I love to see my friends in Kent Police doing this as I know that everytime they do many motorists without insurance, road tax, MOT's, licences and with dodgy vehicles are removed from the road!

If only that were true.

Well in Kent it is!

Oh I have no doubt they are nicking the drivers and seizing the cars, but I also have no doubt those same drivers are back on the road the very next day in another £200 shed.

Thing is, it's still statistically more financially viable to drive around in a £200 shed with no paperwork than what it is to be legal every year.
Add to that the lack of any real punishment when caught, and it's easy to see why some people prefer the illegal option.

Chop their feet off I say!

...would that not make them footloose and fancy free though :-/ :-/

Coat?[/quote]

Coat

[Dishevelled Den]

I love to see my friends in Kent Police doing this as I know that everytime they do many motorists without insurance, road tax, MOT's, licences and with dodgy vehicles are removed from the road!

If only that were true.

Well in Kent it is!

Oh I have no doubt they are nicking the drivers and seizing the cars, but I also have no doubt those same drivers are back on the road the very next day in another £200 shed.

Thing is, it's still statistically more financially viable to drive around in a £200 shed with no paperwork than what it is to be legal every year.
Add to that the lack of any real punishment when caught, and it's easy to see why some people prefer the illegal option.

Chop their feet off I say!

...would that not make them footloose and fancy free though :-/ :-/

Coat?[/quote]

Coat

...thank you Sir

[waspy]

I love to see my friends in Kent Police doing this as I know that everytime they do many motorists without insurance, road tax, MOT's, licences and with dodgy vehicles are removed from the road!

If only that were true.

Well in Kent it is!

Oh I have no doubt they are nicking the drivers and seizing the cars, but I also have no doubt those same drivers are back on the road the very next day in another £200 shed.

Thing is, it's still statistically more financially viable to drive around in a £200 shed with no paperwork than what it is to be legal every year.
Add to that the lack of any real punishment when caught, and it's easy to see why some people prefer the illegal option.

That indeed does happen; as does the police apprehending the repeat offenders and the courts upping their penalties

I, like almost everyone else I'm sure, would love harsher penalties, but that will come another day with a new political era.  The days of liberal do gooders ruling the day will eventually come to an end.

The penalties they don't pay, because they're on benefits.

[JamesV6CDX]

I am pleased to say another Kent Traffic Police clampdown on illegal motorists is in operation today in/ around Ashford (I will not say exactly where!), with many police cars, police bikes, and the mobile CCTV surveillance unit fully engaged parked up waiting to pounce 8-) 8-) 8-).

I love to see my friends in Kent Police doing this as I know that everytime they do many motorists without insurance, road tax, MOT's, licences and with dodgy vehicles are removed from the road! 

We did a similar multi-agency op not all that long ago - along with DVLA, VOSA, HMRC - with ANPR, Dogs, etc, cracking down not only on motoring offences, but other criminality such as drugs.

Despite many people's negative view of plod, I'd like to think it was worthwhile.

I agree with Zulu - as wonderful as technology may (or may not) be, you can't beat a physical presence for such things.

[STMO999]

I am pleased to say another Kent Traffic Police clampdown on illegal motorists is in operation today in/ around Ashford (I will not say exactly where!), with many police cars, police bikes, and the mobile CCTV surveillance unit fully engaged parked up waiting to pounce 8-) 8-) 8-).

I love to see my friends in Kent Police doing this as I know that everytime they do many motorists without insurance, road tax, MOT's, licences and with dodgy vehicles are removed from the road! 

We did a similar multi-agency op not all that long ago - along with DVLA, VOSA, HMRC - with ANPR, Dogs, etc, cracking down not only on motoring offences, but other criminality such as drugs.

Despite many people's negative view of plod, I'd like to think it was worthwhile.

I agree with Zulu - as wonderful as technology may (or may not) be, you can't beat a physical presence for such things.

Be nice if it was a permanent or even semi-permanent thing though, not just every few months. Mind you, the weather has been nice, so I've seen a few out for a ride on their bikes today.