The Metropolitan authorities has reached a landmark in its fight against uninsured drivers on London roads by seizing its 100,000th vehicle since the introduce of operation Cubo.
Operation Cubo was started in 2011 with numerous officers targeting motorists in the funding for driving illegally over the past three years utilizing tech such as ANPR. It’s not just inexpensive runarounds that get caught either with high-end vehicles commonly chosen up. Over the past year a McLaren, Bentley as well as Lamborghini have all been stopped as well as taken by web traffic cops.
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More unusually a 72-tonne crane – valued at £1 million – was seized in Belgravia in January 2012 for being driven without a licence or insurance. The crane was seized as well as the driver provided three points as well as a fixed charge notice.
Punishment varieties from a minimum £200 as well as points on your licence as much as a full driving ban. After the uninsured vehicle has been seized, it’ll be crushed – however pricier designs are sold at auction if the owner doesn’t get insurance coverage as well as reclaim the car. A quarter of the 100,000 vehicles seized have been scrapped or auctioned so far. The money from any type of sale goes directly back into policing with £5.5 million ploughed directly back into the Met.