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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Second recent seizure for this one. Unfortunately the driver wasn't on the policy of insurance held and seems to have forgotten to get themselves added as a named driver.
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If you split up from your partner it's best not to rely on them to keep you insured on your own car. Also don't forget about the MOT.
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Multiple reports about this Fiesta speeding and doing handbrake turns in Blackburn. Officers sighted the vehicle at speed, stopped it and seized it under section 59. The driver now has a 4.5 mile walk home to think about his manner of driving
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No need to 'blur' the registration of this vehicle on the M6! Not only that isn't visible but neither are the brake lights causing a danger to the occupants and other road users.