A man was arrested for drug driving as police carried out a day of action targeting motoring offences in Kidderminster on Monday (25 November).

Police from Wyre Forest Safer Neighbourhood Team (SNT) were joined by officers from our Motorcycle Traffic Support Team (MTST), Operational Policing Unit (OPU) and partner agencies for the operation at the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) site on Worcester Road.

Officers pulled over 42 vehicles which were checked over for their roadworthiness, insecure loads, weight limits, valid MOT and insurance certificates, stolen machinery and trailers, and illegal number plates.

Police were supported by partners at the DVSA and The Equipment Register (TER) on the day.

42 vehicles cars, vans and lorries were checked, and relevant Traffic Offence Reports (TORs) were issued/action taken for the following: -

Senior PCSO Andy Stevens, who organised the operation, said: “This was another successful multi-agency operation targeting vehicles committing motoring offences travelling through the north of the county.

“We stopped vehicles that were of interest to us, making sure they were in a roadworthy condition for the safety of all road users.

“One man was arrested for drug driving and multiple vehicles prohibited for being overloaded or unsafe.

“Drivers were also stopped for illegally displayed numberplates and tinted windows which, while some may consider to be minor offences, they are often a gateway to other ‘bigger’ offences which proved to be the case.

“Drivers with heavily tinted windows are effectively driving like they have sunglasses on at nighttime which is clearly a huge risk to them and other road users.

“Vehicles that are overweight or poorly loaded will have longer braking distances, poorer handling and weakened suspension which could have consequences for other road users if they had to stop suddenly so stopping them averts another potentially dangerous situation.”