Officers from the mainland-based Roads Policing Unit joined Isle of Wight colleagues this week for a two-day enforcement operation on the Island’s Roads.
Operation Wightwash has been stood up in recent years to bolster efforts in intercepting drivers committing offences on Isle of Wight roads, and is run at regular intervals throughout the year.
March 8 and 9 (Wednesday and Thursday) saw Wightwash commence once again, with a number of motorists stopped and ticketed for a range of offences.
Across the two days, 78 tickets were given after officers observed people driving without seatbelts, contravening red lights, driving without a licence, not being in proper control of their vehicle, driving without due care and attention, and driving with tinted windows or visors.
Other offences observed and enforced included driving with insecure loads, altered exhausts, and vehicles driving either without a number plate at all or with number plates that did not conform to legal requirements.
Drivers were also unfortunately observed using their mobile phones behind the wheel, with 15 tickets handed out for this specifically.
Operation Wightwash has this month coincided with a national campaign aimed at raising awareness of the dangers of using your phone behind the wheel.
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary and Thames Valley Police's Joint Operations Roads Policing Unit has been supporting this campaign, which began on 27 February and runs until 12 March.
Chief Inspector Alex Charge said:
“It’s clear there are public concerns around road safety and driving standards on the Isle of Wight.
"We are actively tracking which areas are most affected, and working with partners to address matters on the road network.
“We continue to encourage members of the public to report driving offences to police so we can identify any hotspots and take action to keep road users safer.”
To make a report to police, call 101, or submit information via the report tool on the Hampshire Constabulary website. Always dial 999 in the event of an emergency.
If you have video footage of a road incident that you would like to submit to us, you can do this using the Hants Snap tool online.
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