The Isle of Wight’s Roads Policing and Armed Response Vehicle teams (RP/ARV) were joined by mainland Roads Policing Unit (RPU) colleagues last weekend as part of a proactive operation on the targeting bad drivers.
Activity was carried out across both Saturday and Sunday (22 and 23 January) with a number of notable actions taken against drivers flouting the law.
On Saturday, 26 tickets were issued to motorists for a number of road-related offences as follows:
- 10 tickets for speeding
- 2 tickets for illegal number plates
- 1 ticket for an incorrectly fitted breakaway cable
- 4 tickets issued to drivers who weren’t wearing seatbelts
- 1 ticket issued for driving without a licence
- 1 ticket issued for a vehicle which was not roadworthy
- 1 ticket issued for an untaxed vehicle
- 2 tickets issued to uninsured vehicles
- 1 ticket issued to a vehicle with an insecure load
- 1 ticket for a vehicle parked on zig zags at a pelican crossing
- 2 tickets for cars using altered exhausts
On Sunday, a further 23 tickets were issued to drivers for the following offences:
- 2 tickets issued to drivers not wearing seatbelts
- 1 ticket issued for an uninsured vehicle
- 1 ticket issued to a motorcyclist with a tinted visor
- 19 tickets issued for speeding, including one driver prosecuted for driving almost double the speed limit
A 22-year-old man was also arrested in St Georges Way, Newport, that afternoon on suspicion of drug driving. He has been released but remains under investigation while enquiries continue.
Later on Sunday evening, at around 9pm, officers came across a vehicle in a hedge along Quarr Abbey Lane.
The driver was subsequently arrested and charged. Beverley Morris, aged 31, of Wilton Park Road in Shanklin was charged with drink driving and was bailed to appear at Isle of Wight Magistrates’ Court on 11 February.
District Commander for the Isle of Wight, Superintendent Jim Pegler, said:
“The policing of dangerous and poor standards of driving, committed by motorists on the Isle of Wight road network, is something I will continue to focus on to improve safety for road users.
“If you are driving a vehicle on the Island, my strong advice is that you pay attention to the condition of your vehicle, have the required documentation and drive carefully with consideration for other road users."
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