Lancashire Police seized 51 off road vehicles after successfully executing a multi-departmental operation across the county last weekend as part of Op Centurion.
Op Centurion is the force-wide response to anti-social behaviour including nuisance vehicles, supported by Police and Crime Commissioner Clive Grunshaw.
The operation included officers from Roads Crime, Roads Policing, Neighbourhood Policing Teams, Dogs and the National Police Air Service targeting illegal vehicles including e-scooters, e-bikes, illegal mopeds, Sur-Rons and off road bikes.
Inspector Steve Scott led the operation saying: “Motor nuisance is one of the most reported issues into my team. Some people may fail to see the significance of what we have achieved this weekend but it isn’t a case of kids just having fun.
“These vehicles are often used in a dangerous manner which puts members of the public at risk, are linked to other forms of criminality or are simply not legal to be used on public streets.
“We have attended fatal collisions caused by e-bikes and seizing 51 vehicles in such a short space of time just shows the scale of the problem which we are actively tackling.
“If you have one of these vehicles and continue to use it, we will stop you, we will seize it and we will crush it.”
To report any nuisance vehicles, or any other anti-social behaviour in your area, please visit https://lancashiretacklingasb.co.uk/ to be directed to the appropriate authority.
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