Why are police ANPR systems so inaccurate?

I was stopped in a brand new car (a few days since delivery) by police saying my number plate had come up as a 'stolen car' on their ANPR equipment. When the police checked the actual registration, which...

Why do the police not take number plate cloning seriously?

My pensioner parents had an issue over an offending vehicle in the Greater Manchester area that was using a cloned copy of their green Honda Accord registration plate. They live in Gloucestershire. I filled...

Number plates stolen - what should I do?

Two weeks ago the number plates were stolen from my car in a public car park. I have reported it to the police and have a crime number. I have also informed my insurance company and replaced the plates....

Why won't the police hand over lost car keys?

My wife managed to lose her car keys and despite having security tags on them, they have not been handed in. What is annoying is that I found out that the police do not forward any keys handed in with...

Why can't the police stop elderly drivers, who could pose a danger, from driving at all?

I was truly shocked to read about the tragic case of the young girl who was killed by an old driver who the police had warned not to drive. Surely the police should have the power to stop this from happening....

We believe our car has been cloned - what should we do?

I had a shock yesterday when I opened the post and received a Notice of Intended Prosecution from the Metropolitan Police. It is alleged that I had been travelling at 38mph on a 30mph restricted road at...

Does Nottingham Police Force see the motorist as an easy target?

I wrote to Nottingham police and asked them if they treated motorists and real criminals equally. They replied saying "The vast majority of the public never actually has any contact with the police at...

Why are Spanish police operating a zero tolerance policy for minor offences?

Whilst motoring last month on hundreds of miles of excellent new and uncrowded roads in Spain, I was stopped by the Guardia Civil for going through a tunnel without putting my lights on. This was a very...

Am I legally permitted to undertake on the motorway in heavy traffic? A policeman stopped me from doing so.

Last year you published a letter from someone about passing on the inside lane on a motorway. The writer said he had been summoned by the police and defended the case. He was acquitted because the court...

Why do the police provide details of speeding motorists to private companies?

We know of the selling of vehicle keeper data by the DVLA to some interested parties such as parking enforcement companies. I did not know that the Police Authorities are now permitted to provide (outsource)...