Driver 'tried it on' with police but 'truth won out' - then his car was seized

Michael Broomhead

5 July 2024 at 7:00 am·1-min read

Another car has been seized by police in Bradford <i>(Image: West Yorkshire Police)</i> — Another car has been seized by police in Bradford *(Image: West Yorkshire Police)*

POLICE have seized a car in Bradford after it turned out the driver was disqualified and uninsured.

Officers from West Yorkshire Police's Operation Steerside Team said they stopped a SEAT on Leeds Road after carrying out checks.

A spokesperson from the team said: "The driver tried it on but the truth won out - he was found to be disqualified and uninsured.

"The vehicle was seized and the driver was reported for all offences."

Driving while disqualified is a serious offence, and it is illegal to drive a vehicle on a road or in a public place without at least third-party insurance.

Operation Steerside was formed in 2016 - two months after the Telegraph & Argus launched its 'Stop the Danger Drivers' campaign.

A dedicated team was set up three years later specifically to tackle crimes on our roads.

People can email bd.steerside@westyorkshire.pnn.police.uk to report information to the team.

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