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SPEEDING drivers who use Jersey’s roads as a racetrack should have their vehicles seized and destroyed, Island officials have said.The call for tougher penalties for those tearing along roads and country lanes – often during organised night-time ...
TRAFFIC police are pushing for a specialist unit to help them tackle the issue of speeding in Jersey as late-night drivers continue to use the Island’s roads as a racetrack.Operation Canvas, a crackdown on anti-social driving – which was relaunch...
Mar 5, 2021 THE police have warned that they could seize the vehicles of people arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving and that the courts could ‘make sure you don’t get them back’. Vehicle checks at Rue de Prés by States and honorary police as part of Operation Canvas. Picture: DAVID FERGUSON. (30356639) Six people were arrested on suspicion of committing the offence and 39 people ordered to attend parish-hall inquiries during February as part of a month-long crackdown on anti-social drivers. Speeds of 70mph and 60mph were recorded in 40mph limits while one motorist was allegedly ...
Feb 6, 2021 ‘DISRUPTIVE’ drivers are being targeted by police as part of a crackdown on antisocial driving across the Island. Vingtenier Ben Wheaton Picture: ROB CURRIE (30179261) In recent weeks, dozens of Islanders have said they have heard cars racing in the early hours and during the day. Inspector Cathy Davison said the police were ‘actively seeking opportunities to disrupt this behaviour’ and would pursue legal charges where criminal offences had taken place. Meanwhile, Trinity Deputy Hugh Raymond – a former head of the honorary police force – said that nuisance drivers were...