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HGV drivers face £7,300 fine for breaching UK road safety rules as police crack down on offenders. Suffolk Police launched a safety operation targeting HGVs and commercial drivers in September.

The operation was led by the Commercial Vehicle Unit (CVU), with assistance from the Roads & Armed Policing Team (RAPT) and Special Constabulary. Partner agencies involved were Felixstowe Port Police, Home Office Immigration Enforcement, Border Force, and the Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA).

One vehicle was found being used to deliver food without the correct insurance and a defective tyre. Other offences detected were vehicles in an unroadworthy condition, defective lights, tinted windows and not wearing seat belts.

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