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Motorway Cops Catching Britain's Speeders S07E07 (19 May 2025)
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00:00Looks like the clutch has potentially gone on him.
00:07I'll just wait and hopefully they'll be able to fix it.
00:10Yeah, we'll just sit in the passenger seat for the time being.
00:21She's been a bit shaken up, so we'll go and get her a cup of tea.
00:26North of Newcastle, PC Jamie Leslie's on a brew run for the driver of a broken down car.
00:34Not all heroes wear capes, man.
00:37Some buy coffee and admit when they don't know how to fix a car.
00:41I've not come back to arrest yet.
00:44There you go. Sorry I couldn't fix your car, but at least you've got a cup of tea to keep you going.
00:49See you later.
00:52Didn't want a cookie?
00:55Bad drivers, beware.
00:58If the cops don't catch you, Dashcam will.
01:02With 25,000 traffic convictions a year, down to your cameras,
01:07Britain's deadliest drivers have nowhere left to hide.
01:13There we go.
01:16And, on the front line, are our motorway cops.
01:22Are we going? Why, aye, of course we're going.
01:25We join Northumbria police.
01:27You're not going to selfie with us, no? I've just took your car off you.
01:30As they chase down dangerous drivers.
01:33Mate, you're all bladdered. You've had a drink, haven't you? I've had two.
01:36And get the worst offenders.
01:38Did he do what I've just done, which is shoot Kennedy? But I nearly got away.
01:42Nearly got away, but you didn't.
01:43Off our roads.
01:45Do you know how they're called?
01:47Yeah.
01:48Anything I do say may be given in evidence, Mr Officer.
01:51Helping them in their battle with idiots behind the wheel...
01:56..is Dashcam.
01:57Have you seen the Dashcam footage?
01:59It's vital evidence.
02:00Do you want your address there?
02:02And proof that Britain's dumbest drivers...
02:05What have you done?
02:07..are a law unto themselves.
02:09Police one, criminal nil.
02:17There it is.
02:19Tonight...
02:24A man spells out his reason for a cloned plate.
02:41A drug user ignores a health warning.
02:49It's not my car, it's my mate's car, mate.
02:51Are you insured on it? No.
02:53And an illegal driver wants a slice of the action.
03:00The most expensive pizza.
03:11Behind every great motorway car is a high-performance police car.
03:15But at Eaton Lane, Nick, in Newcastle,
03:18one motor may be due for retirement.
03:21If I was to cruise my granddad across Britain,
03:23it would be a great car.
03:25Chasing baddies.
03:27Unless they see you, not too good.
03:29PC's Mark Crammond and Andy Clark have also spotted
03:33that their unmarked car isn't entirely unmarked.
03:37Have you seen the scratch on your car yet?
03:40I bet someone's got out of a vehicle.
03:42I bet someone's got out of a vehicle.
03:44I have, that's exactly what it is.
03:46Yeah, you'll not be able to take that out.
03:57Clark, you what sort of music you into?
04:00Boy bands.
04:01Boy bands? Oh, my God.
04:03Westlife. Westlife.
04:05Five. Five?
04:07Five bad boys with a power to rock you.
04:10Because it was Howard Webb in blue.
04:12Howard Webb? No.
04:13He was a referee.
04:14No, he was called...
04:17Not Howard Webb, he was called something about Webb, wasn't he?
04:20Simon Webb. Simon Webb.
04:22Yeah.
04:23LAUGHTER
04:37We're going to head towards the time tunnel
04:39because there's a car with a false plate.
04:41At the minute, we suspect there's been an ongoing
04:44and prolonged series of fraudulent offences committed
04:47from this vehicle.
04:48It's continually travelling through the time tunnel,
04:51avoiding fares by displaying fraudulent number plates.
04:56Apparently, he's gone through the time tunnel
04:58about 600 times without pay.
05:02You're looking around 1,300 quid.
05:05Well, then you've also got your unpaid fines on top of that.
05:08If you want to get a fine for every unpaid journey,
05:11it's about 100 quid a journey.
05:13Yeah. That's a lot, a lot of money.
05:16Drivers on fake plates will do anything to get away with their crimes.
05:28Near Birmingham, West Midlands Police spot a lorry with cloned plates.
05:34The driver knows the cops are on to him.
05:36He's trying to go one way down the motorway.
05:38And tries to give them the slip
05:40by driving straight into oncoming traffic.
05:43Smashing 12 tonnes of HGV into a cop car.
05:51Leaving one officer injured,
05:53the desperate trucker continues his rampage
05:56the wrong way down the M42.
05:59Until another patrol finally forces him to stop.
06:05Two suspects make their way down the motorway.
06:07Two suspects make a run for it.
06:09But the cops quickly catch up.
06:14Hidden in the lorry were three more men
06:17and £90,000 worth of stolen alcohol.
06:22The driver was found guilty of two counts of assaulting an emergency worker,
06:26conspiracy to commit burglary,
06:28dangerous driving,
06:30driving while disqualified
06:32and driving without a licence.
06:34Dangerous driving,
06:35driving while disqualified
06:37and driving without insurance.
06:39He was jailed for five years and eight months
06:42and banned from driving for five years.
06:47A further four men were found guilty of conspiracy to commit burglary
06:50and each jailed for a minimum of two years.
06:55Two officers were harmed in the incident.
06:58They've since returned to work
07:00but are still recovering from their injuries.
07:05MUSIC PLAYS
07:11There's a car which has had in excess of 600 tickets
07:16with a false plate.
07:18Andy and Mark are on the hunt for a car on false plates,
07:22avoiding fines through the Tyne Tunnel.
07:26Has it still been coming through the tunnel all week?
07:30Yeah, 25 past three,
07:32past three the last couple of days.
07:36We'll see if this car makes its regular journey
07:38coming through the Tyne Tunnel.
07:40Then, er, get it stopped, we'll have to investigate.
07:43It's unfair on everybody else who queues at Basel, isn't it?
07:47So, potentially, within the next hour,
07:49we might have eyeball on the subject vehicle.
07:54Hopefully, today's the day we get it stopped.
08:001519, it's just hit the southbound.
08:03It's on its way.
08:05It's on its way.
08:07It's on its way.
08:09It's on its way.
08:11It's on its way.
08:13It's just hit the southbound.
08:15It's on its way.
08:24There it is.
08:26There it is.
08:44When drivers get catty...
08:47..the claws come out on Britain's roads.
08:53Accidents avoided by a whisker.
08:57With no time to pussyfoot around.
09:03You'll wish you had nine lives.
09:14There it is. There it is.
09:18At the Tyne Tunnel, Andy and Mark are on the tail of a driver.
09:22Woman driver.
09:24Suspected to be using force plates to avoid fires.
09:29The vehicle's just came out of the Tyne Tunnel there,
09:32so we're going to follow it and try and stop it in a safe location.
09:37We've got two cars with us, so we can implement tactics
09:40to reinforce the stop if we have to.
09:46Just get away from the busy traffic first.
09:52She might be going in here for a shop.
09:56She is, she's going in.
09:59It looks like she's going to come to a natural stop,
10:02so we'll do back and front.
10:05Hello, it's the police. How are you doing?
10:08Right, I need to speak to you about this motor vehicle,
10:11because it's not shown us having this register anywhere,
10:14and it's picked up a load of fines within the Tyne Tunnel.
10:17Fine. OK. Do you want to come and join us in the back of the car?
10:20It's just we need an ambulance.
10:22OK.
10:24We're going to be driving around the Tyne Tunnel.
10:26We're going to be driving around the Tyne Tunnel.
10:28We're going to be driving around the Tyne Tunnel.
10:31OK. Do you want to come and join us in the back of the car?
10:33It's just we need to ask the Tyne what's up with this car, OK?
10:38Just hop in.
10:44Right. Can I phone my partner?
10:46Yeah. I hope you will not be here for long.
10:50Hello. Now I've been pulled over by the police
10:53because of the reg and going through the tunnel.
10:57I'm sat in the back of the police car.
10:59Right. Love you. Bye.
11:01Right. So what's cracking?
11:04That plate.
11:06Erm...
11:08I don't really know what to say about it.
11:12Right.
11:14So can you explain how that reg plate doesn't exist,
11:17and it's picking up well over 600 fines with the Tyne Tunnel?
11:21I've got it registered on the Tyne Tunnel.
11:24That plate?
11:27No.
11:35That plate should be an 08.
11:37So you are aware it's got the wrong plate on then?
11:41It shouldn't have that plate on.
11:43No, you're right, it shouldn't.
11:50So why have you continued to drive with fraudulent plates on?
11:53I don't know. I just...
11:55I don't know. Stupidity, really.
12:05Yeah, he is.
12:07Behind you, that's the owner of the car.
12:09Hello, mate. How are you?
12:11Unfortunately, someone's going to be liable
12:13for over 600 fines with the Tyne Tunnel.
12:15What do you mean, 600 fines?
12:17Because that car is repeatedly going through the tunnel
12:19on a false reg plate.
12:21That's the one I've got. That's my reg, aye?
12:23What's the incorrect reg on that car?
12:25I'm not trying to be, like, funny or anything,
12:27but that plate that's on the car, right,
12:29doesn't exist.
12:31So you've clearly changed that?
12:35Well, I haven't. I haven't changed that reg.
12:37If I'm totally honest with you,
12:39I don't believe for one second that you didn't notice
12:41that was a Delta instead of an Oscar.
12:43You're going to think this is a load of s***, aren't you?
12:45I'm dyslexic, so there you go.
12:54OK, I'm going to be reporting you for driving a motor vehicle
12:56with fraudulent use of a registration plate
12:58and theft fraud in relation to the offences
13:00committed with the Tyne Tunnel.
13:02Whether or not they decide to pursue that will be up to them.
13:04If not, then it will be pursued as a police matter.
13:07So most likely there will be some form of summons
13:09coming through the post in relation to fraudulent reg plates
13:11at the least.
13:13Right, any questions before I let you out?
13:16No. Right, no problem.
13:19So, I'm going to follow you home in this car,
13:22then we're going to seize the plates
13:24and you're going to have to source the original,
13:26which I'm sure you've probably got in your house.
13:28I actually haven't.
13:49Pleased we got that car there, Clarky.
13:51I'll be able to sleep the night now.
13:53I'm happy with that.
13:55Staff at the Tyne Tunnel are absolutely ecstatic.
13:57It's a lot of money, isn't it?
13:59Yeah, I look forward to the court hearing.
14:01Great result.
14:19Before we go, I'm going to give the boots a once-over.
14:24I've left my kit at home,
14:26so one of the lads is lending us theirs.
14:29Natural beeswax, this one.
14:32I don't normally like using different polish.
14:36I've never been away from parade gloss all my life,
14:39so we'll give it a go.
14:41At Follingsby Nick, Martin's putting his best foot forward.
14:45I'm studying these for 12 hours a day,
14:47so they need to be comfortable and waterproof.
14:50I don't know if I like this, to be honest.
14:53Let's just put a greasy layer on them.
14:56It's done the job, but I'll not be using that again.
15:00I'm not big on change.
15:02I'll stick to what I know.
15:05It's been an exciting day in the Anderson household.
15:09I've had to clear out the garage.
15:12The proactive side got the better of the lazy side of us,
15:16and it's been a great day.
15:18I've had a great day.
15:20It's been a great day.
15:22It's been a great day.
15:24It's been a great day.
15:26It's been a great day.
15:28It's been a great day.
15:30It's been a great day.
15:32I've cleared out the lazy side of us,
15:34and I decided to do a tip run.
15:37I put us in my wife's good books because
15:40it's probably one of the most romantic things I do for her these days,
15:43is take stuff to the tip.
15:53The score at Octavia State
15:56shows a non-licensed holder
16:00currently wanted for immigration offenses.
16:09I'm going 461.
16:11461, go ahead.
16:13Yeah, I received them.
16:15Trying to find them.
16:17This car, we've got that activation
16:20literally about 100 metres down the road from where we were,
16:23so it would be rude to turn it down, wouldn't it?
16:30There it is.
16:38I'm going 461, LB.
16:40Go ahead.
16:42Behind them on the felon bypass, heading westbound.
17:00I'm just getting them stopped now.
17:12Can you jump out and I'll speak to you in my car
17:15and we'll do some checks, yeah?
17:19Have you got a licence?
17:21No.
17:22You haven't got a driving licence?
17:24Yes or no?
17:25Yeah, yeah.
17:26You have?
17:28Take a seat in there.
17:30What sort of a licence is this?
17:32It's an Albanian.
17:34Albanian?
17:35Yeah.
17:36What do you need?
17:42Right, I've stopped you because there's a suggestion
17:45that the person who's using this car
17:47doesn't have a driving licence.
17:49Yeah.
17:50You've obviously presented an Albanian one.
17:53Tango 461, LB.
17:55Go ahead.
17:57Can I pass you the details of the driver, please?
18:00Why are you stopping me, please?
18:02Can you tell me?
18:03I've just told you.
18:04Because there's a suggestion that the person using the car
18:07hasn't got a licence.
18:08Yeah, just for that.
18:10For...
18:11For that, yeah.
18:15Tango 461, are you secure?
18:17Go ahead.
18:20He's got...
18:21461, National Assembly of Immigration,
18:24released to win deportation GPS tag,
18:27call Home Office for instruction.
18:33Yeah, I'll give them a call.
18:35Was he shown on the insurance for the car?
18:38No.
18:39So just to confirm, not insured?
18:41Correct.
18:44So you've not got no insurance on the car?
18:47Yes, I have insurance.
18:48It's not my car, it's a friend's car.
18:50But you're not insured on it?
18:52No, I don't have...
18:54You haven't, yeah, you haven't got insurance.
18:58So the car's going to be impounded
19:01and you are being reported
19:04for the offence of driving a motor vehicle without insurance, OK?
19:10Right, the next thing is, I'm just going to check your immigration status
19:13that they are happy with everything, OK?
19:17Hello, can I help?
19:18Hiya, I'm calling from Northumbria Police.
19:20I've just got a roadside stop with an Albanian national.
19:24I think he's of interest to yourselves.
19:27Have you got any contact details at all or not?
19:30Yeah, two seconds, I'll ask him.
19:32What's your current address?
19:34Where do you live?
19:36In Milkspark.
19:37Ah, OK.
19:38In regards to his electronic tag,
19:40do you know where that's gone?
19:42Where it's gone?
19:43Electronic tag?
19:45I speak with doctor, you know?
19:49Right, so where is it?
19:53In Oxford.
19:56It's in Oxford?
19:58Yeah.
19:59Right, why?
20:00Because it's problem with...
20:02So who removed it?
20:07I speak with doctor...
20:09Yeah.
20:10..and I think because allergy, you know...
20:14Right.
20:17We're probably looking to take this person in.
20:19Yeah.
20:20Is there a specific offence?
20:23It's just liable to be defamed in the Immigration Act.
20:26So liable to be detained, OK.
20:29That's brilliant, thank you very much for your help.
20:32I'm going to pop round to Sands.
20:35Right, if you just give me your hands as well.
20:37OK.
20:38You're being arrested for an immigration offence.
20:41That's what they've just outlined to me.
20:43Where am I going?
20:44You're coming with us to custody, the police station.
20:47OK.
20:48Yeah, you've been arrested, so Immigration can speak to you.
20:51OK, OK.
20:52All right?
20:53OK.
21:04MUSIC
21:06MUSIC
21:32The most unique thing out of it all is that
21:35he's cut his monitoring tag off because he's allergic to it,
21:39which is a bit of a new one on me.
21:41I've not got no allergies,
21:43but what does make me a little bit itchy is my big, fat lie.
21:47Ten out of ten for trying, but it's certainly not going to wash with us,
21:51and he can answer them questions to Immigration
21:53when they come and speak to him,
21:55and he'll probably be getting another one slapped on his ankle,
21:58I would think.
21:59MUSIC
22:10Were you in Biker Grove?
22:11I was in Biker Grove.
22:13I was in Premier League football.
22:15Were you?
22:16The Biker Grove team had a five-a-side football tournament.
22:19It was just, like, an extra, so I had my little football strips on
22:22and I had to, like, stand outside the changing rooms
22:25and pretend that we're warming up as the Biker Grove team came out.
22:30Swapping showbiz for the streets of Newcastle are Mark and Andy.
22:35Were you in Biker Grove?
22:36I was in Biker Grove.
22:37What did you do in Biker Grove?
22:38Why were there, like, mackems in Biker Grove?
22:40It's funny you say that.
22:41I actually turned up my Sunderland top
22:43and they made us put a fleece over the top of it.
22:45Did they?
22:46Yeah.
22:47You turned up in your Sunderland top?
22:48I did.
22:49You're a brave lad.
22:50MUSIC
22:56BUZZER
23:17Yes, yes, we're coming through.
23:19MUSIC
23:25So there's a vehicle of interest that's linked a drug supply.
23:30Recent intelligence as well that it's carrying a wanted male.
23:33MUSIC
23:36What's going on? Did you just get past us and pop a cow here?
23:40Yes, yes.
23:42Are you coming to the lake now?
23:45Yes, yes, we're just approaching now.
23:48If you are, take your legs off.
23:51Yes, yes.
23:52MUSIC
23:56That's interesting from the red Vauxhall.
24:08If it is supplying drugs and carrying drugs,
24:10there's always a risk that it's going to fail to stop,
24:13so it'll be pre-emptive tactics to stop the car
24:16and secure the occupants as quickly and as safely as possible.
24:20Motorway cops know drivers dealing drugs
24:23will stop at nothing to avoid capture.
24:32South Wales, and a drug dealer is on the run from Gwent police.
24:37He tries to shake off the cops in a supermarket car park.
24:41When one officer tries to stop him, the suspect takes off.
24:45Smashing his way through two police cars.
24:48The pursuit hits the road again.
24:51But more patrols lie in wait and burst the car's tyres, ending the chase.
24:58A search of the vehicle revealed one kilo of cocaine
25:01and £100,000 in cash.
25:06The driver pleaded guilty to being involved in the supply of cocaine,
25:09dangerous driving and driving under the influence of drugs.
25:12He pleaded guilty to being involved in the supply of cocaine,
25:15dangerous driving, failing to stop, speeding,
25:18and possession of criminal property.
25:21He was jailed for ten years.
25:36Back in Newcastle, Andy and Mark and two other unmarked patrols
25:40are preparing to stop a car linked to drug dealing.
26:11Mamma Mia, here we go again.
26:19Knowing me, knowing you, on Britain's roads.
26:23Too many drivers willing to... take a chance.
26:28With dodgy manoeuvres, the name of the game.
26:31But when all is said and done...
26:36the winner takes it all.
27:01Come behind the black 764.
27:07If it is supplying drugs and carrying drugs,
27:09there's always a risk that it's going to fail to stop.
27:13In Newcastle, Mark and Andy and two other patrols
27:17are tracking a car potentially linked to drug dealing.
27:24Right, right, right, into one of the...
27:31..the cars.
27:39Get on the car! Get on the car!
27:43Stop the engine, I'll call.
27:46Put your hands across your chest.
27:48Keep your hands up where we can see them.
27:52Jump out.
27:54Right, at the minute he's detained for purposes of a drug search,
27:57all right?
28:02There's a note on me, me Adam Dean note.
28:04You've done Dean out? What's that then?
28:07It's a note, it's a bit of gram.
28:09Of? Dude.
28:11What's that mean? 14.
28:13There you go. You just said you don't do out, you've got some on you.
28:17Just come and have a seat in the back of my car for two minutes.
28:20Have a seat in there.
28:32What are you off to like?
28:34Just about going on a drink, mate.
28:36It's not good for your cocaine, you know.
28:38I'll eat it when I've had a drink.
28:42Have you been arrested before?
28:44How have I?
28:45For four drugs?
28:46No.
28:48I don't do note, man.
28:50Well...
28:53Well what?
28:55I don't do note, man.
28:57Well what?
28:59Well what?
29:02That would suggest otherwise, wouldn't it?
29:09You were searched and a bag of white powder was located in your jacket pocket.
29:12What is it?
29:14Cocaine.
29:17Where's it from?
29:18No comment.
29:20Are you aware it's illegal to possess and is a Class A drug?
29:22Yeah.
29:25OK, I'm going to report you for possession of a Class A drug.
29:28What they'll ask you to do is to go on some kind of like drug referral course.
29:31Yeah, yeah.
29:32If you go on that course, comply with it and complete it,
29:34that is the end of that matter.
29:36Yeah.
29:37Is that a done, yeah?
29:38Yeah.
29:39Just open or not?
29:40It'll be in a second.
29:43We've given the car a good search over.
29:46There's no drugs within the car.
29:54MUSIC
30:11Oi, just get this aircon on.
30:13Cheeky little job.
30:19I've got my eye on a target and I don't get it.
30:21It totally spoils me evenings.
30:23Especially if you then go into days off and you've got to wait four more days to go back and get them.
30:27I would, I'd think about it every day on my day off, thinking I hope somebody's got them.
30:32That's what our team does. Set our sights on something, we usually get it.
30:53I just like to have a bit of a wee dab of this before I go out.
31:00It acts as a barrier between you and the frightful things that you might encounter,
31:04you know we're talking smoke, fumes coming off, oil spills, fuel spills, that sort of thing.
31:09As long as I've got a nice bit of aftershave on and I can always just sort of like
31:13tuck my nose in like that and brace for impact.
31:16On the scent for dangerous drivers is PC Chris Kemp.
31:20Good car this one, can't complain.
31:23Inspired by the starry sleuths who've come before him.
31:32Growing up watching cop shows from the late 90s, early 2000s, absolutely mint.
31:38If I could compare myself to any cop that you might see, it'd probably be
31:42some Judge Dredd, some Robocop, some Columbo, because I love to drop in that just one more thing.
31:54It's a weekday so we've still got a bit of the rush hour traffic on, but the day's ours really.
32:01Probably driving around Newcastle, North Tyneside,
32:04Northumberland, maybe catch some baddies on the road.
32:13What's this guy up to?
32:15I've just got an HGV trying to overtake a caravan and he's really struggling.
32:19I think the HGV is probably right on the limit and the caravan's just not slowing down.
32:23So they've ended up getting stuck in an elephant race.
32:29An elephant race and a turnout, that's what it's all about.
32:33It's a race where you've got to be a little bit more careful.
32:35You've got to be a little bit more careful, you've got to be a little bit more careful.
32:37You've got to be a little bit more careful, you've got to be a little bit more careful.
32:40Elephant race and a term for HGVs on like multi-lane roads
32:44when they're struggling to overtake each other, you know that they're as slow as elephants.
32:49There's a massive queue of traffic that's had to slow right down so it causes congestion.
32:59You know what, I think we're going to end up having a word with this driver.
33:09Just pull over on the left and I'll get behind you.
33:34All right, sir.
33:36The only reason I was asking to pull you over was just you didn't give weight to the heavy.
33:40He was in lane two for about an hour trying to get past you.
33:44Well, not quite an hour.
33:45It's a figure of speech.
33:46But I'm thinking that you could maybe have lifted off and let him get past
33:49so that the traffic behind him wasn't held up.
33:56Well, yeah, but the tanker on the limit there and everyone else behind it is coming in at 70
33:59and they're having to slow down.
34:00It causes congestion a bit of a tailback.
34:02Everyone's got a part to play.
34:05And even if it's just lifting off for a couple of seconds to let him get past,
34:09I didn't want anyone crashing in the queue on the way back
34:11because then the whole A1 ends up closed.
34:13I don't think anyone likes being stuck in the elephant race.
34:16See you later.
34:25It's just a case of giving them a bit of friendly advice about driving at a reasonable speed.
34:30It's just courtesy for other road users rather than being like a rolling roadblock.
34:35But it can lead to crashes and problems further down the roads
34:38that the drivers who are engaged in these elephant races don't even know about.
34:58How's your seatbelt, mister?
35:00Yeah, it's fine.
35:01It's fine.
35:01It's fine.
35:02It's fine.
35:02Get yourself pulled over on the left-hand side after these lights and I'll speak to you soon.
35:11Every cop's got to be right on top of that.
35:13It's so important to wear your seatbelt.
35:15The consequences of being in a crash when you're not wearing it,
35:17it can be the difference between life or death.
35:19We'll have a word, find out what's going on.
35:21You alright, fella?
35:22I just stopped you there because I'd seen you at the...
35:24Yeah, man.
35:25...at the junction at the top without your seatbelt on.
35:28Do you always have it plugged in behind you like that?
35:31To be honest, I'm a courier, man.
35:32So...
35:32Right.
35:33I'm actually a bit of a person, so it's just a case of I'm in and out.
35:36So, I apologise about that.
35:39I was hoping to smash these out, to be honest, and have an early day.
35:42I'm actually a bit of a person, so it's just a case of I'm in and out, so I apologise about that.
35:47I was hoping to smash these out, to be honest, and have an early day.
35:51And you still can, but it's like...
35:52I understand the seatbelt, I get that.
35:54It's like two seconds at the start and the end, isn't it?
35:56It's true, man. It's true. Very true.
35:58I'll wear my seatbelt, I promise. Please don't give me any points or anything. Please, man.
36:03I'm sort of expected to take action in circumstances like this,
36:06and I think there's an expectation by the public that there would be action taken.
36:10You know, you're a professional driver, and you're supposed to be, like,
36:13probably better than most drivers.
36:14I appreciate it's convenient for you to not have your seatbelt on,
36:17but if you're involved in a crash, you're obviously going to get hurt.
36:20I won't write you a ticket out of the roadside,
36:21but I'll get a ticket sent to your home address.
36:23You can go to court and argue it if you want,
36:25but if you do end up going to court, you could possibly be liable to an increased fine.
36:30I'll be honest with you. I've got four kids. I'm in the wrong.
36:34I wouldn't expect my children to not have seatbelts.
36:36Exactly. Exactly.
36:38I'm trying to be fair.
36:40I appreciate you've got a job to do.
36:43Diven, tell us, you didn't leave it running when you were out of it, did you?
36:45No.
36:46You weren't going to nod there, were you?
36:48Because they get nicked all the time from drivers doing that.
36:51That's your livelihood, and all your parcels gone, and it happens all the time.
36:54So remember, every time you stop, keys out, belt off when you get in.
36:57Keys in and belt on. Just keep it safe, man, all right?
37:00I'll catch up with you in a bit, OK?
37:10It might seem a bit of a faff when you're getting in and out of the car all the time,
37:14to stop and deliver parcels, but it's the sort of thing that someone
37:17could suffer potentially fatal or life-changing injuries for a crash
37:20that you would otherwise maybe have a bit of a sore neck if you had a seatbelt on.
37:28Right, OK, head back to the station, pick the flies off the grill,
37:31get it washed, get it fuelled.
37:33It's been a bit of a heavy weekend. I've been at a rock concert.
37:36There's a small band called Limb Biscuit, I don't know if you've ever heard them.
37:39I've heard of them, I have heard of them. Small outfit, I've been washing this.
37:42You'll be as deaf as a post now, will you?
37:45What?
37:48Ready to rock the night shift.
37:50We're just going to be laughing out loud, and it's going to be one of the latest
37:53and biggest music shows that the industry has been in.
37:56It's going to be a blast, brilliant.
37:57You'll be just like me.
37:58It's going to be a blast.
38:00Ready to rock the night shift, here's PC Jamie Leslie.
38:07Imagine Jamie's Festival.
38:09Jamie Fest, I'd probably start with maybe a bit of ACDC,
38:14and then I really like cheesy 90s,
38:17so I'd probably have something like Atomic Kitten.
38:20So a bit of Eternal Flame, and then finish with something like
38:23a bit of Rage Against The Machine,
38:25just because you need to, like, mosh it out.
38:30MUSIC
38:41I think we'll just have a quick look at this.
38:44It just came out of a residential street.
38:47It's quite late at night,
38:49blacked-out windows and stuff like that.
39:00Tango 10-50 up.
39:04Can I get a vehicle check, please?
39:06It's a grey Tiguan.
39:14Yes, yes, that's all received.
39:16It's strange, it's coming back as being insured,
39:20but it's nowhere near where it's registered or insured.
39:23Around this area, there's been quite a few cars stolen,
39:27so I think it's going to be worthwhile giving it a stop
39:31and just seeing what it's actually up to.
39:48When the gloves are off,
39:50Britain's roads can be a real boxing match.
39:54With amateurs in the ring...
39:59..punching above their weight.
40:01What the f**k are you doing?!
40:07Come on, let's make it.
40:13Ding, ding, get ready for round two.
40:17I think we'll just have a quick look at this.
40:20It's blacked-out windows and stuff like that.
40:25It's coming back as being insured,
40:28but it's nowhere near where it's registered or insured.
40:34It's coming back as being insured,
40:37but it's nowhere near where it's registered or insured.
40:40It's coming back as being insured,
40:43but it's nowhere near where it's registered or insured.
40:47It's 3am in North Shields
40:49and a silver Volkswagen has caught Jamie's attention.
40:54Around this area, there's been quite a few cars stolen,
40:57so I think it's going to be worthwhile giving it a stop
41:00and just seeing what it's actually up to.
41:14Just here, quick. I know you've got your licence on you.
41:17I haven't got it on me, mate, I'm sorry.
41:20Ari, what are you doing?
41:22We've gone to get some food, mate.
41:25Just knock the engine off for us.
41:31It's not my car, it's my mate's car, mate.
41:33Are you insured on it? No, I'm not.
41:35Oh, man. I know.
41:37It's not my car, it's my mate's car, mate.
41:40Are you insured on it? No, I'm not.
41:43That's why I pulled over there, I can't lie to you.
41:46I'll have to seize it.
41:48Do you want to sit in the back of my car, we'll get this sorted.
41:51Have you got a licence? I haven't, no.
41:53You haven't got a licence? No.
41:58Oh, mate. I'll pull that forward.
42:02He's got long legs. I have, mate.
42:07Right. I knew you was going to pull me, I knew you would.
42:10Well, when I first seen you, it's when you came out that little side street.
42:14Yeah, that's the street I thought I had to take.
42:16Ah, right. And then I've seen you behind me...
42:18That D2 has cut me. It did, I know.
42:21Give us two, sir, I'll just have to run you through.
42:24Tango 10-58.
42:2610-58, go ahead.
42:28OK, I've just got to check on the driver of this Tiguan.
42:31It's currently out of service.
42:33There's no trace of him in it.
42:36Yes, no, he's been fully up front.
42:38He hasn't got a licence and he's not insured on the car.
42:42Right. I'm going to report you for the offence of driving
42:46without valid certificate insurance,
42:48driving otherwise in accordance with a licence, OK?
42:50No problem, mate.
42:56Do you know what it is? That's the first time I've drove it.
42:59What do you think of them?
43:01Just driving to the pizza shop and back, I fell in love with it, mate.
43:04Yeah.
43:05It's beautiful.
43:06Aye, I like VWs, they're lovely.
43:08Right.
43:09So what I'll do is I'll give you until the 29th of June
43:12to get the car back.
43:13Because obviously after that they'll crush it,
43:15but just do something before.
43:17I know you will. It's your baby.
43:19Don't worry, I'm not going to call you a vanguard, trust me.
43:22It's one of them, innit?
43:23It is, and, er...
43:25Gratitude, mate. All I wanted was a pizza.
43:28The most expensive pizza ever.
43:30Right to bounce?
43:31Right, of course, mate. Aye.
43:33Jeez!
43:43He was a good crack, he was honest straight away.
43:47Just the one key thing that he should have is his licence.
43:52And he hasn't got it.
43:54He's going to have to foot the bill for getting his car back.
43:58He's going to face a hefty disqualification period.
44:03And probably a hefty telling off by his missus for letting the pizza get cold.
44:08If you have any dashcam clips
44:10you think could feature in the next series of Motorway Cops
44:13catching Britain's speeders,
44:15send them, along with your contact details,
44:17to contact us at purpleproductions.co.uk.
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  • skaizun3 months ago
    36:00: Notice the unbelted driver's man-boobs? That's a sign of two things: Poor physical condition and/or marijuana use! Apropos that they stopped next to a cemetary!
  • skaizun3 months ago
    35:45: I was a courier/deliverer/messenger for a few months, and never had an issue putting my seatbelt on and off, regardless of the number of or time between stops. People who don't wear the belt are just plain lazy (barring approved physical conditions, of course; and even then).
  • skaizun3 months ago
    29:00: Did the prat actually say that he doesn't do drugs, despite the cop finding cocaine on him??? WHAT?!?!? He didn't attend drug rehab?!?!? What an absolute SHOCKER, he said, rolling his eyes skyward.
  • skaizun3 months ago
    14:00: Asking why he was stopped AFTER the cop told him the reason is either obnoxious or a sign of drink/drug. Then, saying, "Is that the only reason?" implies that he is guilty of something else. And evading the question about the electronic tether he's supposed to be wearing, claiming he has an allergy to it? Priceless!
  • skaizun3 months ago
    12:00: Pretty obvious that the hefty man is trying to bully his way through the cops, whilst his wife has, pretty much, admitted guilt. Dyslexia as an excuse? That's a new one! 13:00: I noticed the breathalzyer straw in the wife's hand! I presume they checked the husband's car's details, as well (tricked-out one, why not the other?). And, if the correct plates don't exist, then, shouldn't the car be seized?
  • skaizun3 months ago
    7:00: The driver should have been found guilty of attempted homicide of a cop, and aggravated assault on innocent drivers, as well.
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