POLICE have seized their fifth vehicle of the week in Bury, after a driver was caught speeding on Manchester Road.
The drivers’ licence has previously been revoked, meaning he wasn’t insured to drive the vehicle.
The GMP special unit have since summoned him to court.
A spokesperson for GMP Bolton North said: “Another vehicle taken off the road by our GMP Specials - their 5th vehicle seizure this week on the Bury district.
“Driving at speed along Manchester Road is not the best when your licence has been revoked.
“Driver summonsed straight to court.”
It was only yesterday that traffic police recovered a stolen vehicle in Bury, as part of a GMP specialist operation.
The Traffic Police Community Support Officers, Transport Unit, Roads Policing Unit, and the Tactical Vehicle Intercept Unit, conducted Operation Vortex on Hamilton Street, Bury.
Operation Vortex sees Officers from GMP's Specialist Operations Branch deployed to proactively target drivers and vehicles.
Their aim is to make Greater Manchester's roads safer for everyone.
As a result of the operation several Traffic Offence reports were issued, and vehicles were seized.
The offences include eight non-conforming registrations, two trade plate, three mobile phones, and one stolen vehicle recovered.
It comes as a number of police operations have been carried out to tackle driving offences and car crimes.
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