Police seize two cars in Cumbria for lacking insurance and MOT

Summarised from 2 outlets · 3 reports · Updated 29 Oct, 13:46 · Archive

Police in Cumbria seized two vehicles found lacking insurance, MOT certificates and, in one case, road tax.

Police in Cumbria seized two vehicles after finding serious compliance failures. Officers from the Allerdale Neighbourhood Policing Team seized a Toyota from a residential street in Silloth that had no insurance, no valid MOT and had been declared off the road under a Statutory Off Road Notification. The registered keeper was present during the recovery.

In a separate incident, Eden Police seized a vehicle in Alston that had reportedly been driven without tax, insurance or a valid MOT since 2022. Officers PC Montgomery and PC McNamee discovered the vehicle during proactive patrols on Wednesday evening.

Allerdale Police said officers had a responsibility to enforce the law and keep roads and communities safe. The force stated: 'Keeping a vehicle on a public road comes with responsibilities. Ignoring them could result in your vehicle being seized.' A vehicle declared off the road must generally be kept off public roads.

Eden Police warned that driving without correct documentation could result in fines, loss of the vehicle, court summons and recovery costs. Both forces said they would continue carrying out proactive checks and taking enforcement action where necessary.

How it is being reported

• Car seized after being driven without tax, insurance or MOT since 2022Eden Police seize untaxed, uninsured car without a valid MOT in Alston after it was reportedly driven without documents since 2022, warning of fines and court.Cumberland News · 29 Oct, 13:15
• Car seized in Cumbrian town after police find it had no insurance or MOTA car has been seized by police in a Cumbrian town after checks found it had no insurance or valid MOT and had been declared off the road.Whitehaven News · 28 Oct, 16:15
• Car seized in Cumbrian town after police find it had no insurance or MOTA car has been seized by police in a Cumbrian town after checks found it had no insurance or valid MOT and had been declared off the road.Cumberland News · 28 Oct, 16:15

In this story: Allerdale Neighbourhood Policing Team · Eden Police · Silloth · Alston · Cumbria · PC Montgomery · PC McNamee

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