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Anyone want to hazard a guess why we stopped this vehicle in #Walton? Vehicle found to be untaxed for 11 years. Rider reported for no number plate and bike seized under #OpExcise powers. #PayOrWeTakeAway

Vehicle stopped by #VanguardRST on the A3 at Wisley for expired tax and MOT. Driver also tested positive for cocaine and was arrested and vehicle seized under #OpExcise🚨 Stay legal, stay sober, stay safe! #Fatal5 #DriveSober #OpTutelage

On the M25 this afternoon #VanguardRST stopped this vehicle which had excessive tints-15%. On top of this, the vehicle's tax had expired on 1st Apr '24 and the MOT had expired on 22nd May '24. Vehicle #seized for #opExcise and driver reported for all offences. Know the law 👇

No MOT Or Tax since Oct 2022. Front tyre below 1.6mm and a smashed windscreen! Immediate Prohibition notice issued and the driver was reported for dangerous condition. Vehicle also seized under #OpExcise powers. @DVLAgovuk . #RoadSafety

Vehicle stopped in #Guildford due to an @OpTutelage marker. No Insurance,Tax or MOT since August 2022. Driver reported and vehicle seized. #DriveInsured #OpExcise

Any guesses why this vehicle caught our attention in #Guildford? Vehicle was also untaxed since September 2022. 😑🤷 Vehicle seized under #OpExcise powers and driver reported for insecure load. #Fatal5

Driver targeted and stopped in Farnham after #VanguardRST received information that they may be drug driving. Vehicle was also in a dangerous condition and untaxed. Driver provided positive #DrugWipe for Cocaine. Vehicle seized under #OpExcise. Driver #arrested. #Fatal5

This vehicle was seen driving through Guildford on Sunday 30 October and quick checks by police showed it to have no road tax. It was stopped by police on Bedford Road, Guildford and was seized under #OpExcise. Can't pay (your road tax), we'll take it away.

Both the driver and child passenger in this vehicle were not wearing their seatbelts, stopped by the #VanguardRST and found to be untaxed too. Ticket issued and vehicle seized under #OpExcise

First stop of the day for #ARota. This driver was seen to be fiddling around in his vehicle whilst driving down the A3. He was reported for not being in proper control of his vehicle. In addition, the vehicle had been untaxed since 2020. Vehicle seized under #OpExcise Powers.

Vehicle stopped this afternoon. Turns out the driver didn't want to tax their vehicle. Vehicle seized under #OpExcise powers. #TaxItOrLoseIt

The driver of the blue Skoda was seen by the #VanguardRST to be driving erratically in Egham. The driver was stopped and arrested for drug driving - Cocaine. The vehicle was seized under #OpExcise as it didn’t have any tax. #Fatal5 - drug driving

We don’t believe that The Met have #OpExcise powers to seize untaxed vehicles like we do. It’s a devolved power you have to apply to the DVLA to get and has some strict criteria.

Another car stopped and seized by RPU with an expired VEL. This time on the A3 near Wisley. The driver was also reported to the @DVLAgovuk. #OpExcise

Stopped by RPU on the A31 Hogs Back. This vehicle has been shown ‘In Trade’ for 13 months and had an expired VEL. It was seized and the driver reported to the @DVLAgovuk #OpExcise

The driver of this car caught the eye of the #VanguardRST as they weren’t wearing their #Fatal5 seatbelt. Once stopped, we found the vehicle had no VEL (tax), so it was seized under #OpExcise. The driver was reported to the DVLA and issued a ticket for the belt offence.

The driver of this Vauxhall had dodged buying VEL or having an MOT for 18 months. He’s now been reported for the offences and the vehicle seized under #OpExcise.

MOT expired 28th November 2021 Vehicle Excise Duty expired 21st June 2021. Driver tested positive for both cannabis and cocaine! They have been arrested and a blood sample obtained. #Fatal5 #OpExcise

The rider of this motorcycle tried some moody manoeuvres to avoid being stopped because their registration number was completely obscured by mud. Turns out the tax hasn't been paid since 2017 and the ID of the bike is in doubt. Seized for examination & #Opexcise

What started as an attempt to stop for one of the team as an #OpExcise on the #A22 #EastGrinstead. Then the driver wasn’t stopping for the officer. Other ⁦@SussexRoadsPol⁩ on the operation joined in and the vehicle eventually pulled over. A breath test was carried out.

Vehicle stopped by #VanguardRST on the A3 at Wisley for expired tax and MOT. Driver also tested positive for cocaine and was arrested and vehicle seized under #OpExcise🚨 Stay legal, stay sober, stay safe! #Fatal5 #DriveSober #OpTutelage

This lady’s husband has arrived to pick his wife up after I seized her vehicle. Unfortunately he hasn’t taxed his car either since July 2020 so his car is also on the back of a truck! #TwoforOne #OpExcise #Amazed #WeSeeItAll

Detected at 41mph in a 30mph limit. Untaxed since December 2020. Vehicle seized under #OpExcise Driver reported

The driver of the blue Skoda was seen by the #VanguardRST to be driving erratically in Egham. The driver was stopped and arrested for drug driving - Cocaine. The vehicle was seized under #OpExcise as it didn’t have any tax. #Fatal5 - drug driving

Vehicle stopped this afternoon. Turns out the driver didn't want to tax their vehicle. Vehicle seized under #OpExcise powers. #TaxItOrLoseIt

First stop of the day for #ARota. This driver was seen to be fiddling around in his vehicle whilst driving down the A3. He was reported for not being in proper control of his vehicle. In addition, the vehicle had been untaxed since 2020. Vehicle seized under #OpExcise Powers.

Both the driver and child passenger in this vehicle were not wearing their seatbelts, stopped by the #VanguardRST and found to be untaxed too. Ticket issued and vehicle seized under #OpExcise

Vehicle stopped in #Guildford due to an @OpTutelage marker. No Insurance,Tax or MOT since August 2022. Driver reported and vehicle seized. #DriveInsured #OpExcise

The driver of this Skoda didn’t have Tax or an MOT for his vehicle. Vehicle seized under #OpExcise, DVLA informed and FPN issued.

Unsupervised provisional licence holder, no insurance held, MOT expired in June 2021 and VEL expired in April 2021. 🙄 The driver has been reported to court and the vehicle seized. #OpExcise #OpDriveInsured

MOT expired 28th November 2021 Vehicle Excise Duty expired 21st June 2021. Driver tested positive for both cannabis and cocaine! They have been arrested and a blood sample obtained. #Fatal5 #OpExcise

Driver holding his phone as a sat nav, vehicle untaxed (since March 2021) and no MOT since Jan 2022z Driver reported and vehicle seized under #OpExcise. #Fatal5 - distracted driving.

This car has been driven untaxed since June 2021. Driver stated that she had already paid a previous fine for driving with no tax. The car has now been seized using #OpExcise powers and driver reported to the DVLA, again.

Another car stopped and seized by RPU with an expired VEL. This time on the A3 near Wisley. The driver was also reported to the @DVLAgovuk. #OpExcise

The driver of this Vauxhall had dodged buying VEL or having an MOT for 18 months. He’s now been reported for the offences and the vehicle seized under #OpExcise.

The driver/owner bought this car back in December 2019, but never registered it and never paid the VED. It’s now been seized and data sent to DVLA. The driver can be fined (by DVLA) up to £1,000 or 5x the cost an annual tax, whichever is greatest. #OpExcise

Stopped by RPU on the A31 Hogs Back. This vehicle has been shown ‘In Trade’ for 13 months and had an expired VEL. It was seized and the driver reported to the @DVLAgovuk #OpExcise

❌ MOT - expired in November 2018 ❌ Tax - expired in January 2019 ✅ #SEIZED under #OpExcise The driver received a £100 fine for the MOT offence and the DVLA can additionally fine him five times the cost of his annual tax. Credit: Runnymede Beat (Surrey Police)

No MOT Or Tax since Oct 2022. Front tyre below 1.6mm and a smashed windscreen! Immediate Prohibition notice issued and the driver was reported for dangerous condition. Vehicle also seized under #OpExcise powers. @DVLAgovuk . #RoadSafety

The rider of this motorcycle tried some moody manoeuvres to avoid being stopped because their registration number was completely obscured by mud. Turns out the tax hasn't been paid since 2017 and the ID of the bike is in doubt. Seized for examination & #Opexcise