Speeding HGVs targeted in joint operation in Shropshire
Drivers of foreign heavy goods vehicles exceeding the speed limit on a busy route in Shropshire were the target of a joint roadside operation between the Force Operations Support Team at West Mercia Police and the Safer Roads Partnership in West Mercia.
Seven foreign HGV drivers were given roadside fixed penalty notices for exceeding the speed limit on the A41 south of Whitchurch on Thursday 17 March. Other motoring offences were also detected in the operation including defective vehicles and one driver surrendered their licence on medical grounds.
The A41 in Shropshire is part of a key distribution route for HGVs connecting the ferry port of Holyhead to the south of the UK.
Rod Reynolds from the Safer Roads Partnership in West Mercia said: “We have received concerns about the speeds of some of the heavy goods vehicles using the A41 in the county. We supported the Force Operations Support Team at West Mercia Police in this operation by providing speed detection equipment. West Mercia Police were then able to issue graduated fixed penalty notices and process the fines on the roadside. It sends the clear message to drivers of large foreign vehicles to comply with the speed limit on the A41.”
Inspector Glenn Cowley of the Force Operations Support Team at West Mercia Police said: “Due to the high number of road traffic collisions on the A41, it has been identified as a targeted activity route resulting in an increase in high visibility policing. We very much welcome, and will continue to work with our partner agencies on operations like this in order to make our roads safer.”
