 Stingray cameras to be used in Cumbria |
An extensive campaign against road tax fraud is under way in Cumbria on Monday. The campaign, run by the county police force, Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA), and a clamping firm aims to recover lost revenue.
New cameras will target motorists on the move, while wheel clamping hit-squads will look for unlicensed parked vehicles.
The DVLA says there are 19, 000 road tax cheats in Cumbria - meaning the country loses almost �2m in revenue.
New Stingray cameras - which can catch vehicles going faster than 100 mph - will detect unlicensed vehicles on the move.
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They can read the number plates of passing vehicles, check them immediately against DVLA records, and store images of cars found to be unlicensed.
Any vehicle without an up-to-date tax disc will be clamped - then impounded after a day, and the vehicle will be crushed if it is not reclaimed in two weeks.
Meanwhile Cumbria Police will be stepping up enforcement activities to check for people without insurance or an MoT.
The DVLA says law abiding motorists have nothing to fear from the new initiative.
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