A PRIVATE hire vehicle was seized in Bradford over the weekend.
Police said the driver of the vehicle was stopped for not wearing a seatbelt on Charterhouse Road, Idle, on Saturday (August 12).
Charterhouse Road, @WYP_BradfordE
— Steerside Enforcement Team (@WYP_Steerside) August 13, 2023
Private Hire vehicle stopped as the driver was not wearing a seatbelt with no passenger. Vehicle not registered to any keeper and no VEL since April 2023. Despite protests from the owner, vehicle seized on behalf of DVLA #OpSteerside pic.twitter.com/uUzQL6hJMv
They said they then discovered the vehicle was not registered to any keeper and had not been taxed since April.
The Steerside Enforcement Team tweeted: "A private hire vehicle was stopped as the driver was not wearing a seatbelt with no passenger.
"The vehicle was not registered to any keeper and had no VEL since April 2023.
"Despite protests from the owner, the vehicle was seized on behalf of the DVLA."
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