Operation Trivium A Total Of Twenty – Five Vehicles Were Stopped For A Variety Of Offences

An operation involving officers from the force Commercial Vehicle Unit, the Roads Policing Unit and colleagues from other agencies has been undertaken in a bid to deter and disrupt offences of vehicle enabled criminality. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

During a recent Operation Trivium a total of twenty – five vehicles were stopped for a variety of offences, and £4,800 of fines were handed out to motorists travelling along the A55. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

Five drivers were fined for offences relating to them failing to use tachograph record sheets or driver cards. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

Nine people had taken insufficient rest or exceeded the driver hours, one provided false records, one had no levy ( a fee payable where a vehicle isn’t registered in the UK and weighs 12,000Kg or more) and one had undertaken 7 domestic journeys in one week, (where the maximum permitted is 3). ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

Three people were found to have no valid driving licence, (2 in cars and 1 LGV driver) while one person was stopped for a speeding offence and five others were not wearing a seatbelt. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

Sergeant Tony Gatley of the Roads Policing Unit said: “The A55 in North Wales is part of the strategic road network and designated Euro Route leading to the second busiest port in the UK. As a consequence the route has a high volume of commercial transport vehicles.” ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

“The overall intention of Operation Trivium is to work towards our vision of ‘A safer North Wales’ by disrupting, deterring and detecting offences relating to all forms of vehicle-enabled offending, with a primary focus on foreign registered private cars and light goods vehicles” ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

“A large volume of vehicles travel across the North Wales area on a daily basis and it is important that we educate those drivers about the laws of the roads. This is not just for their safety but also for that of other roads users.” ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

He added: “This operation will take place again in the near future and will develop to cover other road safety issues working closely with our partners. We will continue to ensure that the roads of North Wales are kept safe for all.” ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​