Met clamping down on uninsured drivers...
19 October 2011, 02:04 PM
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Met clamping down on uninsured drivers...
So in the eyes of SN is this victimising small time offenders, and wasting police time, or a worth while exercise.
Twitter reports 160+ cars so far seized and over 10 arrests made.
IMO its a good thing, and I wish they could do it all day long at pinch points in the roads.
Twitter reports 160+ cars so far seized and over 10 arrests made.
IMO its a good thing, and I wish they could do it all day long at pinch points in the roads.
19 October 2011, 02:11 PM
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19 October 2011, 02:20 PM
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Driving while uninsured has always been a serious offence and I belive that it should remain so and that the penalties are very severe.
Confiscation and destruction of cars as well as a significant fine and penalty points should make them think twice.
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Confiscation and destruction of cars as well as a significant fine and penalty points should make them think twice.
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19 October 2011, 02:36 PM
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19 October 2011, 02:54 PM
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Auction off cars and let local cash strapped councils keep the money, the offenders should then have their fingers removed by a pair of bolt cutters to stop them ever gripping a steering wheel again. 
19 October 2011, 03:00 PM
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I drove past a police station in Ashton Under Lyne in Manchester last week and there is a E90 BMW M3 - A white one with big wheels on on ramps with a sign saying "seized for no insurance and insurance. It's been on display as a deterrant
Further research show it was seized from a drug dealer - M3
Further research show it was seized from a drug dealer - M3
19 October 2011, 03:03 PM
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I drove past a police station in Ashton Under Lyne in Manchester last week and there is a E90 BMW M3 - A white one with big wheels on on ramps with a sign saying "seized for no insurance and insurance. It's been on display as a deterrant
Further research show it was seized from a drug dealer - M3
Further research show it was seized from a drug dealer - M3
19 October 2011, 04:36 PM
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Long overdue, I think. While they're at it they can do them for their illegal exhausts, number plates and tints. 
They ought to be fined for being stickered up and dump-valved, an'all.
They ought to be fined for being stickered up and dump-valved, an'all.
19 October 2011, 04:41 PM
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19 October 2011, 04:44 PM
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Police also ought to attend whenever there is an crash, this should hopefully stop those who deliberately crash into people in order to claim insurance, thereby increasing the premium for everyone.
19 October 2011, 04:55 PM
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Here. they do. If you crash or have even the slightest accident you are not allowed to move anything even if it is causing chaos, then the police turn up and take photos and statements before anything is moved. Can be a pain in the **** for minor bumps and so on but I suppose it stops alot of fraud and so on.
19 October 2011, 05:07 PM
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Totally agree with siezing non-insured cars. Not convinced about letting them be sold and the proceeds used for the police or anyone else as I could see abuses of any system like that where innocent people's cars were crushed ...
What I said above PLUS local councils are NOT cash-strapped. Government spending is still increasing and local councils are just upping the cash they get from things other than the council tax. Such as parking, etc etc
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19 October 2011, 05:52 PM
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metpoliceuk Metropolitan Police
As of 4pm today officers on Operation Reclaim, targeting uninsured vehicles in London, have seized over 300 vehicles and arrested 54 people
As of 4pm today officers on Operation Reclaim, targeting uninsured vehicles in London, have seized over 300 vehicles and arrested 54 people
19 October 2011, 06:04 PM
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As much as its a problem in cities and towns they should really tackle the countryside too. Lost count of the amount of taxless vehicles, uninsured drivers and just plan old drunks behind the wheel i've encountered living in the sticks.
19 October 2011, 06:55 PM
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Personally i have a lot of sympathy for young people. In some parts of the country you need a car to get to work, yet premiums are ridiculously high. Stupidly so for young people.
Last year the NHS spent £8 million treating whiplash. Insurance claims topped £2 billion. That to me is fraud. Its the scumbag legal system that should be in prison, not uninsured drivers.
