Untaxed vehicles seized in dawn raid

A seized Volkswagen Polo car is driven away on a low-loader as part of the Ropsley operation

A dawn raid carried out in response to complaints from residents has resulted in two untaxed vehicles being removed from a Lincolnshire village's streets.

The operation in the Chapel Hill and High Street area of Ropsley near Grantham last week was co-ordinated by South Kesteven District Council and also involved the DVLA and Lincolnshire Police.

The council said local residents had complained vehicles were untaxed, unroadworthy, causing an obstruction and attracting anti-social behaviour.

The authority's cabinet member with oversight of anti-social behaviour issues, Councillor Virginia Moran, said: "We will always seek to act where anti-social behaviour impacts our residents."

Checks were being made by the DVLA to identify the registered keepers of the vehicles, which had not been abandoned or registered as off the road, said the council.

The law that applies to untaxed vehicles left at the roadside could mean penalties are imposed. If an out-of-court settlement is not made it then becomes a criminal offence and the case may be pursued through the magistrates' court.

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