Author: Hazel Nicholas

Warwickshire Police is investing over £600k to enhance road safety and make Warwickshire’s roads safer for everyone who uses them.

Officers were dismayed at what they saw as they used a National Highways owned supercab to patrol the M40, M6, M69 and A46 in Warwickshire.

Warwickshire Road Safety Partnership is supporting a national road safety eyesight campaign to highlight that all drivers have a legal obligation to ensure their vision is roadworthy every time they get behind the wheel.

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.