Cumbria Police catch 300 drivers in road offences crackdown

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Cumbria's new roads policing unit stops 510 vehicles between 2 and 6 October.

Nearly 300 drivers have been caught in a five-day police crackdown on speeding, and drink and drug driving.Officers also caught drivers using mobile phones and not wearing seatbelts.

"Every driver can help us to reduce the number of people killed and seriously injured on our roads by making sure you are aware of the 'fatal four'," he said. Other offences spotted by officers included driving through red lights, having defective tyres and driving without insurance, licence or MOT.The new RPU was launched earlier this month.

During the crackdown the unit put speed camera vans near schools to catch motorists driving too fast.

 

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