Man arrested and vehicle seized in Derbyshire - after ‘collecting offences like they were loyalty points’
A driver has been arrested by police in Derbyshire after ‘collecting offences like they were loyalty points.’
A vehicle was seized and a man taken into custody by officers after being stopped while behind the wheel in Whitwell.
A spokesperson for the Bolsover and Clowne Safer Neighbourhood Team said: “Officers came across a motorist who appeared to be collecting Road Traffic Act offences like they were loyalty points.
“A quick check revealed the driver was behind the wheel without a valid driving licence and, perhaps unsurprisingly, without insurance either. The vehicle was promptly stopped and recovered under S165 of the Road Traffic Act.
“During the stop, officers carried out a search of both the driver and the vehicle under S23 of the Misuse of Drugs Act - where a quantity of Class A drugs was discovered in the vehicle.
“The driver was arrested for possession of Class A drugs with intent to supply, driving whilst disqualified and driving without insurance. Safe to say this wasn’t quite the journey they’d planned. Enquiries remain ongoing.”