Apr 30
British Drivers Crushed Over Insurance Penalty
According to the British newspaper The Birmingham Mail, the Staffordshire Police have come up with a new punitive measure for drivers who are caught driving without insurance. The constabulary has seized several uninsured vehicles as part of Operation Impact, a local drive to crack down on vehicle crime and anti-social behavior associated with vehicular activity.
Under the new police powers, two cars have been taken to the wrecking yard and crushed. Uninsured motorists are being warned that “your car could be next.”
This is the first batch of vehicles to be seized under the program, which follows a spate of incidents across the area in recent months.
Officers are warning that car crushing is not the end of the issue for uninsured drivers. They also face a loss of license and a fine – and all this without a court hearing. It seems that the locals are fed up with vehicular hooliganism and one way of getting at the issue is going after uninsured drivers.
“Operation Impact has been a highly successful initiative which sought to address issues of local concern, and provide residents with a pleasant, clean and tidy environment where they feel safe and are safe,” said Sgt. Nick Maingay. “Uninsured drivers would do well to heed this warning.”
The news item did not say whether the miscreant motorists were allowed to clean out the trunk. Anyone with information about uninsured drivers can call Staffordshire Police on 08453 302010.
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May 2nd, 2007 at 11:30 pm
Wow! They are not messing around in Staffordshire, and the “Operation Impact” moniker is certainly apropo. I feel rather torn about this news item… on the one hand, I am sure that it is pretty darned effective in keeping local motorists’ insurance premiums paid. On the other hand… CRUSHING the vehicles without a court hearing seems pretty dramatic. I would be a big fan of a court hearing if they wanted to crush my vehicle and it was some sort of misunderstanding… what about selling the cars at auction and donating the proceeds to charity?