Bolton: Arrests made and vehicles seized as part of Operation Classify

Greater Manchester Police Traffic officers were out as part of Operation Classify.

Working alongside the Greater Manchester Police Special Constabulary, the officers had 30 offence reports, multiple car seizures due to drivers having no insurance and arrests were made for disqualified driving.

A spokesperson for GMP Traffic said: “Support continues to the communities of Bolton re dangerous/ASB driving concerns, with our officers working with the superb Greater Manchester Police Special Constabulary.

“Positive result of 30 offence reports, seizures for no insurance & arrests for disqualified driving and protection from domestic violence.”

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Operation Classify was set up at the start of this year by officers from Bolton’s Prevention Hub which targets particular high-risk road routes in the area which has seen significant collisions over the past two years.

The aim of Operation Classify is to reduce death and serious injury on the roads of Bolton, which saw 71 serious collisions in 2022, nine of them sadly being fatalities. This trend continued into 2023.

Excessive speeding alongside drink and drug driving and driver standards have been the main key causes of road traffic collisions in the area.

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