On Tuesday, March 8, the Derbyshire Police’s roads policing unit set up an M1 check-site, working with the enforcement teams from the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency, and the East Midlands Environment Agency.
The DRPU tweeted the ‘safety of vehicles an absolute priority for us’, and these are some of the ‘terrible specimens’ they stopped while on their patrols.
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5. Insecure load
Another truck being driven with an insecure load that was stopped on the M1. Photo: Derbyshire Roads Policing Unit
6. More transporter issues
This transporter was also overweight, and was being driven with a defective tyre. Photo: Derbyshire Roads Policing Unit
7. Uninsured couriers
These self-employed drivers were delivering for a “well-known parcel company”, but DRPU officers found that they were uninsured. Photo: Derbyshire Roads Policing Unit
8. Dodgy trailer
With this trailer, the draw bar was at risk of detachment, and it was being driven with a faulty tyre. Photo: Derbyshire Roads Policing Unit