Author: Hazel Nicholas

As part of a national campaign, drivers are being urged to park up to use their mobile phone so they can give their friends, family, work or the task they are doing their full attention.

A 25 year old man from Warwick didn’t expect the driver he was overtaking at speed to submit moving footage of his driving to Warwickshire Police Op Snap but that’s exactly what they did.

Warwickshire Police’s Abnormal Loads team, National Highways, CMPG and DVSA were forced to close a multi-agency vehicle check site at the M6 Corley Services on Wednesday 25 January 2023, earlier than planned as the lorry park was full of prohibited vehicles.

A 28 year old man from Essex has been disqualified from driving for 6 months after being caught using a handheld mobile phone whilst driving in Leamington Spa on 31 May 2022.

Warwickshire Police is urging the public and commercial drivers and companies to ensure their vehicles are in a roadworthy condition after a record number of 158 PG9 prohibitions were issued in 2022.

Warwickshire Police has arrested 100 people on suspicion of drink or drug driving in a six week operation that started on 21 November to coincide with the football World Cup and continued over Christmas and New Year.

Warwickshire Police officers have now arrested 85 people on suspicion of drink or drug driving as Operation Limit, the NPCC anti drink and drug driving operation, continues in the run up to Christmas.

Some enormous vehicles and their abnormally large loads were escorted into a multi agency vehicle check site at the M6 Corley Services on Thursday 8 December to be checked by officers.

Warwickshire Road Safety Partnership provides winter vehicle safety advice to motorists Motorists are being asked to ensure they are safe on the roads this winter by making sure their vehicles are safe to drive and that they plan ahead for hazardous conditions.   Warwickshire Fire & Rescue Service (WFRS), a key partner of Warwickshire Road… Continue reading Warwickshire Road Safety Partnership provides winter vehicle safety advice to motorists

As the NPCC Christmas anti drink and drug driving operation gets underway, Warwickshire Police would like to thank the members of the public who contacted them to report suspected drink drivers.