On Monday 16 December 2024, police officers from the South East Response Unit deployed alongside the National Motorcycle Unit and the DVSA to Gilmerton Road, Edinburgh as part of a pre-planned operation.
During the course of the operation five -prohibitions issued by DVSA restricting the use of defective vehicles until the relevant issues are corrected were detected.
One male was reported for driving whilst without valid insurance and MOT, with a vehicle in a dangerous condition. This vehicle was seized.
One male was reported for driving with tyre tread below minimum standard, defective lighting and failing to wear a seatbelt.
Four conditional offers were issued to drivers of vehicles with no MOT and driving with an insecure/dangerous load.
Four vehicle rectification scheme requirements issued to drivers of vehicles with defects (lighting and steering fault).
A police spokesperson said: “Police Scotland will continue to proactively target offenders with the aim of positively influencing driver behaviour, making roads and communities safer.”
John graduated from Telford College in 2010 with an HNC in Practical Journalism and since then he worked for the North Edinburgh News, The Southern Reporter, the Irish News Review and The Edinburgh Reporter. In addition he has been published in the Edinburgh Evening News and the Hibernian FC Programme.
