Operation Galileo
Vehicles lined up prior to the operation's briefing.
Five people were arrested and more than 30 uninsured cars taken off the roads during a GMP operation involving more than 60 Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) cameras.
ANPR devices are used by police around the UK to detect and remove serious criminals, unsafe vehicles and unsafe drivers from our roads.
Operation Galileo ran between 3pm and 11pm on Thursday 30 June 2011, more than 150 police officers were involved in the force-wide operation.
ANPR devices scan vehicle registrations and check them against information stored on the Police National Computer (PNC) and other databases. Officers are instantly alerted if the vehicle is of interest to police. Those vehicles are then stopped by police and the occupants spoken to.
Officers intercepted 87 vehicles and seized 31 cars that were being driven without insurance.
Superintendent Craig Thompson, from GMPs Specialist Operations Branch, said: ‘Many criminals rely on vehicles to commit crime and by denying them use of the roads we are better placed to enforce the law and prevent and detect crime.
’We know there is a strong link between illegal use of motor vehicles on the road and other types of serious crime and ANPR cameras are an invaluable tool in our fight against committed criminals and organised crime groups.
’The message to those who flout the rules of the road or who use our highways in the pursuit of crime is quite simple - we will use all the equipment available to us to identify you and bring you to justice.
’We have seized dozens of cars that were being driven without insurance and it is these drivers that can have the biggest impact and cause the most inconvenience to other motorists.
’The public should be reassured that this is by no means a one-off operation and we will be carrying out similar crackdowns in the near future.
’We are committed to ensuring that the majority of people who lawfully use our roads continue to do so unhindered’.
For more information about Greater Manchester Police please visit our website.
Operation Galileo
Vehicles lined up prior to the operation's briefing.
Five people were arrested and more than 30 uninsured cars taken off the roads during a GMP operation involving more than 60 Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) cameras.
ANPR devices are used by police around the UK to detect and remove serious criminals, unsafe vehicles and unsafe drivers from our roads.
Operation Galileo ran between 3pm and 11pm on Thursday 30 June 2011, more than 150 police officers were involved in the force-wide operation.
ANPR devices scan vehicle registrations and check them against information stored on the Police National Computer (PNC) and other databases. Officers are instantly alerted if the vehicle is of interest to police. Those vehicles are then stopped by police and the occupants spoken to.
Officers intercepted 87 vehicles and seized 31 cars that were being driven without insurance.
Superintendent Craig Thompson, from GMPs Specialist Operations Branch, said: ‘Many criminals rely on vehicles to commit crime and by denying them use of the roads we are better placed to enforce the law and prevent and detect crime.
’We know there is a strong link between illegal use of motor vehicles on the road and other types of serious crime and ANPR cameras are an invaluable tool in our fight against committed criminals and organised crime groups.
’The message to those who flout the rules of the road or who use our highways in the pursuit of crime is quite simple - we will use all the equipment available to us to identify you and bring you to justice.
’We have seized dozens of cars that were being driven without insurance and it is these drivers that can have the biggest impact and cause the most inconvenience to other motorists.
’The public should be reassured that this is by no means a one-off operation and we will be carrying out similar crackdowns in the near future.
’We are committed to ensuring that the majority of people who lawfully use our roads continue to do so unhindered’.
For more information about Greater Manchester Police please visit our website.