Dangerous motorists were stopped, uninsured vehicles were seized and a suspected drug driver was arrested during partnership work in Ashford

Grace Turner

Published: 12:10 pm December 9, 2022

Updated: 8:26 am October 8, 2025

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Officers from Kent Police’s Roads Policing Unit, Community Policing Team, Rural Task Force and Special Constabulary worked with representatives of the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency and Ashford Borough Council on Friday 2 December 2022.

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A total of 18 vehicles were stopped at a site near Mace Lane, with nine seized under the Road Traffic Act, due to lack of valid insurance or being untaxed.

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