Rural engagement officers seize and recover 107 vehicles
Date of alert:
Thursday, 6 October 2022
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Force:
Essex Police
Our Rural Engagement Team have been busy helping to keep our rural roads safe by seizing uninsured vehicles and recovering stolen vehicles.
Between January and September this year, they seized 107 vehicles.
The team regularly patrol our rural road network and carry out road safety speed checks while they are doing so. The majority of vehicles seized in the past nine months – 77 – have been cars and vans found to be uninsured.
The Rural Engagement Team is responsible for maintaining rural road safety across the force and for investigating the theft of machinery and vehicles from rural businesses and residents.
“These latest figures show how our officers are out every day helping to improve road safety in Essex, by keeping speeds down and taking uninsured vehicles off our roads, and seeking to recover stolen property.
“Caravans, agricultural vehicles and plant is extremely costly to replace at the best of times. It’s always nice to be able to return things to their rightful owners and bring those responsible for stealing them to justice.”
