They can also seize a vehicle if they think it’s being driven by someone who does not have a proper licence or insurance, if it's dangerously, illegally or obstructively parked and if it's broken-down or abandoned. Here are the vehicles removed from the road in and around Lancashire in November. These images are from the 'LancsRoadPolice' Twitter feed.
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Trust us, there’s a car in there somewhere! This VW passed #HO34 on the M65 near Blackburn and reached a recorded speed of 93mph in poor weather conditions. When stopped and reported for excess speed, the driver provided a positive drug wipe for cannabis and was arrested
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Whilst stopped at traffic lights in a marked police car, a vehicle drives up in lane 2 at speed, then edges forward before driving off at speed when lights change. It didn't come as a shock when the car was stopped and the rear tyre found in this state
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This rather nice Jaguar was stolen from the @MerseyPolice area and given a new identity by ‘cloning’ another vehicle. It was located in Blackburn by #HO44 and the occupants arrested for a multitude of offences. A weapon was found ready for use by the driver’s side
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The driver of this vehicle got a little bit peckish and decided to take his friend's car to go and get some cake, unfortunately for him he wasn't insured and it resulted in the vehicle being seized and him being issued with a ticket for driving without insurance
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A precious cargo but a heavy load for this Mercedes found to be overweight travelling M6 at Leyland today. Driver issued with a graduated fixed penalty ticket
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Speed enforcement conducted today in Burscough and Ormskirk with several drivers issued traffic offence reports and this car also seized for no insurance