A man will appear in court today after a car our officers indicated to stop on 23 April sped off. The driver was arrested after the unreported stolen car was in collision with a bush! Read more: esxpol.uk/Jjgq5

A driver who was arrested for failing to provide a breath sample on the M25 during a drink drive investigation appeared at court.

Found guilty and received the following sentence.

✅ 30 month ban from driving
✅ 120 hours community service
✅ £739 fines / court costs

Yesterday officers from #StanwayRPU conducted an operation in the #Tendring district to target Fatal 5 offences. Motorists were stopped for excess speed, not wearing seatbelts, mobile phone use whilst driving and driving without insurance. #VisionZero #Fatal5

London’s major port, #Tilbury sees 14,000 vehicle movements a day & a terminal offering world-wide cruises!

Last week, our Commercial Vehicle Unit worked with partners there to ensure vehicles entering the port were roadworthy & compliant.
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Last, week as part of our month-long road safety campaign, we completed speed enforcement on one of #Chelmsford newest roads - and six speeding motorists were issued traffic offence reports.

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Last week officers from #StanwayRPU stopped this motorcycle in the area of #MarksTey . Officers discovered that the rider didn't have the correct driving licence, wasn't insured and its road tax expired over a year ago. The rider was reported and bike seized. #RoadSafety

We're asking for your help in connection with a fatal collision on #M25 on Sunday 14 April. If you saw anything or have dash cam that could help us, call 101. Read more: esxpol.uk/T4YCt

Well done to our Commercial Vehicle team who had a great 12 months as they tackled criminality on the strategic network of roads, to improve road safety for everyone.

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A man who admitted driving the wrong way on an #M11 hard shoulder because he was caught in traffic caused by a serious collision, has been disqualified after he appeared at court this week (10 April). Read more: esxpol.uk/JKoN5

#ProtectingAndServingEssex

A snapshot of what an hour of our early turn looked like yesterday, officers from #StanwayRPU conducting speed checks on Main Road, Broomfield in #Chelmsford and then responding an abandoned broken down vehicle in the live lane of the #A12 . #RoadSafety #VisionZero #Fatal5

Last Sunday (7 April) our #Stanway Roads Policing colleagues headed to #Clacton to chat to motorcyclists, to educate and encourage riders to consider their own road safety when out and about, focussing on speeding.
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On Sun 31 March, our Road Crime Team patrolled the county’s roads to tackle road-related crime & ensure road safety for all. They arrested 7 for a variety of offences - fraud, theft of vehicle, drugs - and 3 drink drivers & 1 drug driver. They recovered 2 stolen vehicles.

Throughout April, we're carrying out enforcement activities in support of a national road safety operation to identify drivers who flout the law, display poor and dangerous driving and whose driving poses a threat to the safety of other road users. esxpol.uk/jDbFg

On Sunday officers from #StanwayRPU attended the Festival of Transport at the Museum of Power in #Langford . We supported Maldon Town Team engaging with the public about the work of Roads Policing, Op Vision Zero and Road Safety.

Our Commercial Vehicle Unit (CVU) have acquired a new camera that will help them identify offenders and capture evidence of offences being committed on our roads, making it easier to prosecute those committing road-related offences.
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Our Road Crime Team made five arrests for offences including GBH, rape and drink/drug driving as part of their work to keep our communities safe and ensuring roads in #Essex are safe on Sunday 24 March, to stop those who use our roads for crime . #ProtectingAndServingEssex

In just 3 days last week, we issued tickets to 141 speeding drivers as part of speed enforcement activities in #EppingForest #Brentwood and #Harlow . Read more: news/essex/news/news/2024/march/speed-enforcement-Essex-detects-140-speeding-motorists/

This Ford Focus was seen in #Basildon by Chigwell roads policing officers. Checks show that its insurance expired in January and has no road tax. Vehicle seized and the #DVLA notified. Drive Insured #Fatal5 #VisionZero

Yesterday, our Roads Policing Officers conducted speed checks, #M11 #Loughton as part of #VisionZero , our ambition to stop road deaths by 2040 or sooner. Despite the the bad weather and spray affecting visibility, we recorded 18 drivers at speeds between 90-108mph (Sun 17 March).

Officers from #StanwayRPU stopped this Mini for a speeding offence in #Uttlesford . The driver was uninsured, meaning the vehicle was seized and now faces nine penalty points being added to their driving licence. We are working to reduce uninsured drivers on the roads of Essex.