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 last month.
These images are from the 'LancsRoadPolice Twitter feed.
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Driving at speed through Blackburn whilst nearly twice the drink drive limit and with dangerous tyres? One arrested for drink drive and tyre defects. Vehicle prohibited.
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The driver of this Vectra was stopped in Nelson having collected his 7 year old from school and thought she didn't need a seat belt or car seat and that it was perfectly fine for her to crawl about the back seat and stand in the footwell. Ticket issued
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The driver of this van didn't k ow the insurance expired on the 9th August. Vehcile siezed and driver reported
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Pro-active stop check early this morning in Carnforth by #HO58 led to the driver testing positive at the roadside for both cannabis and cocaine and was arrested. Vehicle also seized as the driver did not have a driving licence