Transit van seized in Ashfield - days after police seize different van with SAME number plate

Police in Ashfield have seized a Transit van – days after seizing a similar van with an identical registration plate.
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Members of Nottinghamshire Police’s Ashfield Operation Reacher team said on February 13 how a man had been arrested on Sutton Road for driving while disqualified and no insurance.

The team said: “Mr Driver made it pretty easy though, parking his Transit next to his mate’s Transit, both with the same registration. SERIOUSLY!”

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And now the team have said the original vehicle has also been seized, ‘after the driver was not covered on the insurance policy’.

The first Transit was seized in mid-February.The first Transit was seized in mid-February.
The first Transit was seized in mid-February.

The team posted on Facebook: “Reacher never forget. #OpReacher #ReacherStrikesTwice #Seized.”

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