Oxfordshire arrest for ‘drug driving’ as 48 cars stopped

Thames Valley Police road’s policing department carried out a joint road safety operation with DVSA yesterday, Thursday, April 30.

The operation saw 48 drivers stopped and 39 driving offences identified, including two vehicles seized.

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One driver was arrested on suspicion of drug driving.

Police said within the 39 offences, 11 vehicles were found to be overweight, one vehicle was being driven in a dangerous condition, and vehicles were found to have defective lights, brakes and tyres and six were found driving with insecure loads.

Two vehicles were seized and eight issued prohibition orders, cutting short their journeys (Image: Thames Valley Police)

In addition, one driver had no vehicle tax, two had no insurance, one was found on their phone while driving and one was in breach of their operator licence.

A total of 11 vehicles were caught committing offences relating to tachographs, which are a mandatory tracker installed on trucks and buses to record driving time, speed, distance, and rest periods to ensure compliance with legal working hours and safety regulations.

Eight were found to have driving hours offences and three were found without a tachograph installed.

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A spokesperson for Thames Valley Police said: “In total, eight prohibitions were issued, preventing unsafe vehicles from continuing their journey.

“Operations like this are vital to improving road safety and reducing serious collisions.

“Please ensure your vehicle is roadworthy and you comply with all driving legislation.”