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Kinmel Bay car seized after stop over defective lights

A car has been seized in Kinmel Bay after North Wales Police stopped it over defective lights. Police say checks showed the driver had no valid insurance and was disqualified from driving until 2027.

Marked police car with lights flashing behind a silver car with a blurred number plate near a bus stop at night
Image: North Wales Police

A car has been taken off the road in Kinmel Bay after an officer pulled it over because its lights were defective.

The stop

North Wales Police said the vehicle was spotted and stopped by one of its officers in the Kinmel Bay area. It was the faulty lights that first drew the officer’s attention to the car.

What the checks showed

According to the force, checks carried out on its systems found:

  • the driver did not hold a valid insurance policy for the vehicle
  • he was disqualified from driving until 2027

What happens next

Officers seized the vehicle. When the force shared details of the stop, it said the driver was awaiting a court date.

North Wales Police posted the stop under its #OpDriveInsured tag.

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