Car seized in Northampton for having no MOT and two young children were not strapped in

The vehicle was seized and the driver was reported.
By Megan Hillery
Published 30th Dec 2020, 14:12 BST
Updated 30th Dec 2020, 14:14 BST
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A car was stopped by a police officer for having no MOT at 8pm last night (December 29) in Saxon Avenue, Northampton.

Once the vehicle was stopped, however, the officer found two children - aged two and four-years-old - were not wearing seatbelts or strapped into any kind of car seat.

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The vehicle was promptly seized and the driver was reported as part of Northamptonshire Police’s road safety campaign #OpJourney.

This vehicle was seized because it had no MOT.This vehicle was seized because it had no MOT.
This vehicle was seized because it had no MOT.

The Northampton Special Constables team, on Twitter, said: “Can not stress the importance of appropriate child car seats and actually securing your children into them! Vehicle stopped for No MOT only to find 2x toddlers not secured! Vehicle seized and driver reported.

“Consequences not worth thinking about!”