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  • čas přidán 25. 03. 2024
  • Following the dramatic work of recovery crews as they trace, track and tow
    vehicles driven illegally on Britain’s roads.
    In this episode: the Threadgold car pound team are enlisted to assist in a major police stop and check operation. They also stop an 88-year-old man, who not only has no insurance, is driving while disqualified. And at another car pound across town, staff are facing the wrath of a driver whose car has been impounded.
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  • @TheLateKnight4785
    @TheLateKnight4785 Před 3 měsíci +69

    Wait, did she say that pepper spray over there is considered a fucking fire arm?

    • @cruisinguy6024
      @cruisinguy6024 Před 3 měsíci +28

      That was poorly phrased. Pepper spray is classified as a prohibited weapon in the UK under Section 5 of the Firearms Act of 1968 so officers have to sign it out like a firearm since the inventory is tracked because possession outside of LE use is illegal.
      Section 5 also covers offensive knives like butterfly knives, switch blades, etc. Basically anything designed or intended to inflict injury or harm to another person.

    • @TheLateKnight4785
      @TheLateKnight4785 Před 3 měsíci +19

      @@cruisinguy6024 not even mace. What a silly country.

    • @cruisinguy6024
      @cruisinguy6024 Před 3 měsíci +4

      @@TheLateKnight4785 its really not needed. Do you know anyone OTHER THAN law enforcement that’s needed pepper spray? I doubt it. The mace industry sure wants Americans to think it’s needed but nobody ever uses it in defense.
      Pepper spray is illegal in many, if not most, developed countries.
      One advantage of this is much more peaceful police interactions. In the US police kill around a thousand Americans every year whereas in the UK it’s just 2 or 3. In other countries it’s almost unheard of.

    • @TheLateKnight4785
      @TheLateKnight4785 Před 3 měsíci +13

      @cruisinguy6024 I've had to use my pepper spray in multiple occasions. Lol

    • @cruisinguy6024
      @cruisinguy6024 Před 3 měsíci +5

      @@TheLateKnight4785 I find that hard to believe

  • @dvgese
    @dvgese Před 2 měsíci +7

    Typical narcissistic behavior, blame everyone else for the negative consequences of your actions or inactions.

  • @user-ie8ob6vd9x
    @user-ie8ob6vd9x Před 3 měsíci +10

    If the person at 7:14 can't understand what is happening then he should not be driving any vehicle.

  • @davidponseigo8811
    @davidponseigo8811 Před 3 měsíci +56

    We definitely need laws in America that make people over a certain age pass a health exam and prove they are still capable of safely driving. I'm having this problem with my own mother.

    • @brendagore1115
      @brendagore1115 Před 3 měsíci +3

      I am an expat living in Spain, and you have to have to have checks the older you get, then more frequent they get

    • @rjw8316
      @rjw8316 Před 3 měsíci

      Funny, we can let a demented old man run the country but you worry about health exams for older citizens. Show me the facts that older drivers are the problem you make them out to be.

    • @harryjones8952
      @harryjones8952 Před 3 měsíci +3

      Same as Canada medical after 70 and then every 3 years

    • @CrimFerret
      @CrimFerret Před 2 měsíci +5

      In my state, there's an eye exam every year after a certain age. My mom was having issues with her vision and voluntarily gave up her license when she no longer felt like she could drive safely.

    • @SimplySellers202
      @SimplySellers202 Před 2 měsíci +2

      If you feel she is a danger, take the car keys from her. If she refuses, contact the state and explain it to them. They have the right to revoke the license. Your mom could appeal it and see if she gets it back.

  • @donchoq
    @donchoq Před 2 měsíci +12

    Considering these idiots raise ALL of our premiums by their uninsured antics, I have no problem with them being impounded. The cost of getting it back is MORE than they would have paid if they had just gotten their insurance!

    • @peterk3227
      @peterk3227 Před 2 měsíci +1

      They used to build cars that didn't fall apart with fender benders as well and the car was not a write off . I believe this has adversely affected the cost of insurance . Perhaps insurance should be covered like health care. uninsured antics included affects all as well.

  • @joeroad6618
    @joeroad6618 Před 2 měsíci +9

    Only in the UK would the pepper spray my daughter has on her keychain be considered a lethal weapon!!!

    • @TheMangoMussolini
      @TheMangoMussolini Před měsícem

      There's quite a bit of difference between the milk crap they allow you carry in the US and the industrial grade CS gas used in the UK. But oh yes, keeping dangerous weapons out of the reach of EVERYONE is just sooooo UKish huh.

    • @bigguy7353
      @bigguy7353 Před 29 dny

      Yeah, wacky.

  • @tinman3505
    @tinman3505 Před 2 měsíci +13

    I don't understand why they don't auction them off? Use the money to recover some the costs.

    • @B345T1N355Official
      @B345T1N355Official Před 2 měsíci +1

      I’m pretty sure you can only impound it for up to a certain amount of time, and then they have to pay like $1000 or so to get it back.

    • @WJCTechyman
      @WJCTechyman Před 2 měsíci +1

      My thought exactly, why would you scrap a perfectly good car? Just sell it off to recoup your losses. Then again, I live in a place (Canada) where I have seen cars that were written off from a crash that are restored and made into a viable vehicle again.

    • @kevinjkelliher
      @kevinjkelliher Před 2 měsíci +3

      They probably tried that once but cars kept on getting recycled. I remember this fellow living across the road from where I worked. He racked up a huge amount in fines and obviously could not pay them. And furthermore he basically did not care. That was until the cops came along and seized his car to crush it. Man, did that change his attitude. he came across the road and complained to us. It was a 'poor me' whine. Getting his car crush certainly got to him. It had been his pride and joy.

    • @UserUser-ww2nj
      @UserUser-ww2nj Před 2 měsíci +1

      Some of the cars are not worth the time and trouble of selling them at auction . If the car is in good condition they do go to auction

    • @UserUser-ww2nj
      @UserUser-ww2nj Před 2 měsíci

      @@WJCTechyman Some of the cars are not worth the time and trouble of selling them at auction . If the car is in good condition they do go to auction

  • @peterm115
    @peterm115 Před 2 měsíci +9

    In Australia we have compulsory third party insurance it’s a part of your yearly registration. It basically covers you if somebody gets hurt or killed in the other vehicle and you are at fault. It definitely frees up police to be out doing more important things. That system looks like a money maker .

    • @peterk3227
      @peterk3227 Před 2 měsíci +1

      That's right, they are all money makers, kind a like 'yearly registration' LOL

    • @peterm115
      @peterm115 Před 2 měsíci

      Yes mate you would be rite about that to.

    • @UserUser-ww2nj
      @UserUser-ww2nj Před 2 měsíci

      The most basic insurance in the UK is " third party fire and theft " , similar to whet you have . After that comes fully comprehensive which covers you for damage to others and repairs of your own car

    • @johng4093
      @johng4093 Před 6 dny

      48 states in US have mandatory car insurance required at all times. Other 2 have financial responsibility requirements.

  • @darrenashley126
    @darrenashley126 Před 2 měsíci +4

    I got arrested and locked up for not paying a $18AU that blew out to $389AU that I was not aware of 4 years before. Now here in Australia we can't reregister a car with a fine attached. My girlfriend came with the money to pay the fine or I would have been locked up for 4 days. I had no idea that the fine existed, I presume a kid took it off my window playing funny buggers but it was a shock to the system when I make sure everything is paid for.

    • @WJCTechyman
      @WJCTechyman Před 2 měsíci +1

      Sounds like a form of lien on the vehicle.

    • @jasonjudkins2056
      @jasonjudkins2056 Před 2 měsíci +1

      Same happened to my mate in Queensland, his mate got a parking ticket that he didn’t know about, so they suspended his licence. It wasn’t until he got pulled over and they charged him for driving without a licence.

  • @jormugand5578
    @jormugand5578 Před 3 měsíci +6

    Must be some kind of record in UK - having your car impounded by police after owning it for less than 20 minutes.

    • @brianbickle7395
      @brianbickle7395 Před 3 měsíci

      How long would it take to insure before driving away?

    • @UserUser-ww2nj
      @UserUser-ww2nj Před 2 měsíci +1

      @@brianbickle7395 Depending on the insurance company maybe 20 - 30 minutes

    • @user-oe1mb9hu9i
      @user-oe1mb9hu9i Před měsícem

      Must be another record that a garage will let someone drive away without checking that a car has been insured ... !!!
      That makes them as liable as the unlawful driver.

    • @UserUser-ww2nj
      @UserUser-ww2nj Před měsícem +1

      @@user-oe1mb9hu9i No, it's the responsibility of the driver not the garage or car dealer

  • @TuckaBuck89
    @TuckaBuck89 Před 2 měsíci +8

    Range Rover driver: In essence, I drive a Range Rover, laws and regs don't apply to me.

  • @sagspirit1
    @sagspirit1 Před 3 měsíci +13

    They should be able to boot the car until the tow truck comes for the people with multiple tickets. Instead of playing the game to see if the tow truck gets there before the driver

    • @brandonlinkbullwhips
      @brandonlinkbullwhips Před 2 měsíci +4

      Agreed, this is the dummest fucking rule I've ever heard. 35 tickets and they just let it go. In my county we would be put in jail for that many unpaid tickets

    • @WJCTechyman
      @WJCTechyman Před 2 měsíci

      @@brandonlinkbullwhips Well, if The Simpsons told me anything, a fed up driver would rather tear out the fender and put pot holes in the road before anyone came to get them. Also, signalling left while turning right.

  • @andreleibbrandt7532
    @andreleibbrandt7532 Před 2 měsíci +1

    Quite weird. You can have all those fines, yet literally minutes before your vehicle is impounded, come back and drive off in it..?? Weird indeed....

  • @niecey918
    @niecey918 Před 2 měsíci +1

    Why can't the car with numerous tickets be booted and taken? The debt collector will boot and remove. So, why can't the police?

  • @PAHighlander24
    @PAHighlander24 Před 3 dny

    It's always a lot more expensive when you break the rules. I appreciate that they impound vehicles for no insurance. In some US states the police just issue a summons for a minor fee and let the driver keep driving. If he gets in an accident the other driver becomes a victim.

  • @darrenashley126
    @darrenashley126 Před 2 měsíci +4

    This is why we here in Australia have bloody high registration because we pay taxes and insurance included in the registration but we pay extra for full coverage I.E. Fire, theft, and extras.

    • @WJCTechyman
      @WJCTechyman Před 2 měsíci +2

      In Canada a lot of our taxes are in the licences (plates and the card) as well as fuel. Then there's driver's insurance. A number of people find paying insurance premiums to be a bit over the top. Probably the biggest expense isn't the car or fuel, it's maintaining the licences and insurance.

    • @bigguy7353
      @bigguy7353 Před 29 dny

      Your high registration is government's fault.

    • @who-gives-a-toss_Bear
      @who-gives-a-toss_Bear Před 25 dny

      Simple just change the system and all rego and insurance will be paid at the pump.
      Rego and insurance needs to be added to fuel price.
      When you buy fuel you also pay rego and insurance.
      The current system is way wrong, problem solved.

    • @investigator77
      @investigator77 Před 22 dny

      @@who-gives-a-toss_Bear Tell that to transport drivers, and anyone else who drives for a living, or commutes to work. So they would pay thousands every year for their "insurance", and the people who don't have jobs, and live off of the state, should be able to drive and have their insurance and registration subsidized by the rest of us?

    • @who-gives-a-toss_Bear
      @who-gives-a-toss_Bear Před 21 dnem

      @investigator77 The more you drive the more you use.
      NOW the high mileage drivers are subsidised by the low mileage drivers.
      It’s simple the more you use the more you pay.

  • @richardcrowell284
    @richardcrowell284 Před 2 měsíci +1

    I'd hate to be cop in Britain, here in NSW Australia it is mandatory for every police officer to carry a firearm. They carry a 40 cal glock which is in the process of being changed over to a 9mm because of ease of recoil on the 9mm. CS spray is also carried by uniformed officers. Here in Australia every time you pay your yearly registration you have to provide proof of third party insurance (done electronically by the insurer). Comprehensive insurance is a separate policy. The third party insurance is transferred with the sale of a vehicle.

  • @johnhenderson131
    @johnhenderson131 Před 2 měsíci +1

    1:11 She seems to think that she has to justify that they are impounding illegal vehicles. The drivers know if they risk driving without insurance, no tax or a vehicle not road worthy that they’re taking a risk of being caught. Mean while the crime they’re committing cost those that respect the law, especially insurance are costing them higher rates to pay for those trying to evade paying. Not to mention that vehicles in terrible conditions, like bald tires are putting lives at risk. It’s no accident victimless crime!

  • @carolinedunphy957
    @carolinedunphy957 Před 3 měsíci +1

    Again foreign nationals ... disgraceful

  • @robertmacdonald345
    @robertmacdonald345 Před 2 měsíci +1

    SO I don't understand. This Person that Moved her car before it could be towed away... Why can't she, or other people that are in the same position have their Car Wheel Locked, If she/they have Un-Paid Parking or other outstanding tickets, And then the Wheel Lock Removed when she/they proves the Out-standing Ticket(s)??? are paid? That logic is no different then someone having a warrant for their arrest, the police find the person but they can't arrest them because they aren't doing anything wrong at the time???

  • @IseiNabuka
    @IseiNabuka Před 2 měsíci +1

    That Land rover driver... I kinda knew his from the south pacific with his accent, and voilaa!! his from Fiji... Bula and hello from Fiji

  • @fortuner123
    @fortuner123 Před 2 měsíci +1

    So the guy with L plates couldn't find anyone to accompany him, but he can call someone to come and pick him up! Amazing.

    • @user-oe1mb9hu9i
      @user-oe1mb9hu9i Před měsícem +1

      Unbelievable that a car salesman will let a car drive off his forecourt without checking that it's not insured !!!!!!!!!!!

  • @elviscobb5922
    @elviscobb5922 Před 3 měsíci +4

    In New York State,your new vehicle is NOT released from the dealer ship with the car being registered and insured with the paperwork in order.

  • @ma.melinegarcia5639
    @ma.melinegarcia5639 Před 3 měsíci +7

    Why isn't the car dealership fined..In canada you have to show license and insurance before driving away

    • @JonnyRicter
      @JonnyRicter Před 2 měsíci +1

      In the US too, I’ve never been able to leave a dealership in a new car without showing proof of insurance

    • @pope406
      @pope406 Před 2 měsíci

      @@JonnyRicterin Austria you only get license plates if you have a proof of insurance.

    • @JohnDoe-bd5sz
      @JohnDoe-bd5sz Před 2 měsíci

      Same in Denmark....They will not let you drive off, if you have no insurance slip

    • @WJCTechyman
      @WJCTechyman Před 2 měsíci

      In Canada and the rest of the English speaking world, License is spelled Licence.

  • @touchofgrey5372
    @touchofgrey5372 Před 3 měsíci +2

    There is always a language barrier when they have to deal with the police! And how in hell did she pass the written exam, road test without any knowing, speaking any English!

  • @Hydermehdi
    @Hydermehdi Před 3 měsíci +2

    You are providing a service that goes a long way in ensuring the safety of countless others. Keep up the good work. 👍

    • @bigguy7353
      @bigguy7353 Před 29 dny

      If you choose temporary saftey over essential liberty, you deserve neither.

  • @jamescoughlin6911
    @jamescoughlin6911 Před 2 měsíci +5

    Still better than the “Parking Wars of Philadelphia” where getting you’re car back in this lifetime is questionable.._

    • @bigguy7353
      @bigguy7353 Před 29 dny

      And the inability of English speaking people to read basic signs never fails.

  • @donchoq
    @donchoq Před 2 měsíci +1

    Do they grab people in the country illegally with no license or insurance?

  • @corvettesbme
    @corvettesbme Před 3 měsíci +3

    I like this show!

  • @howarddugan798
    @howarddugan798 Před 2 měsíci +1

    if you work with the police then you should be able to release the vehicle when all it correct

  • @TheChudoviste
    @TheChudoviste Před 2 měsíci +1

    "Major Police Operation Infuriates Drivers that are breaking the law"
    There,I fixed it for you

  • @thebrock12
    @thebrock12 Před 3 měsíci +4

    If it's on private property how can they take it😊

    • @conniedeshazo3031
      @conniedeshazo3031 Před 2 měsíci +2

      What how they collect unpaid bills over there. They do what they like, it seems

    • @bigguy7353
      @bigguy7353 Před 29 dny

      You think American rights exist everywhere. Cute. The only nation on Earth with codified rights to speech and self defense.

    • @johng4093
      @johng4093 Před 6 dny

      They repo cars in US from their "private property" driveway every day. Not sure if it's a clause in purchase agreement that allows it or what.

  • @Zorua28
    @Zorua28 Před 3 měsíci +12

    I wish that the US was more strict with the uninsured and people with no license. In America, I've seen it to where some police do what they're supposed to do and arrest them and I've seen it to where they just let them go it's more ridiculous when they're dealing with foreign nationals and people like them. You know they're going to throw that ticket out and you know that they are not going to get neither insurance nor a drivers license. I'm wiling to forgive someone who just accidently forgot their license at home or mixed up the old insurance or registration with the new one but they have the paperwork, it's just at home.

    • @wesjohnson3035
      @wesjohnson3035 Před 3 měsíci +1

      easy answer...just move,,,,

    • @brianbickle7395
      @brianbickle7395 Před 3 měsíci +1

      In the uk cops can check instantly if you’re licensed registered and insured. If you’re not, it’s impounded with a set time to reclaim or it’s scrapped 😊

    • @Molon_Labe1776
      @Molon_Labe1776 Před 2 měsíci +1

      In my state you can just pay the state an "uninsured motorist fee" and be good to drive without any insurance.

    • @brianbickle7395
      @brianbickle7395 Před 2 měsíci +1

      @@Molon_Labe1776 so you leave someone paraplegic in a crash and the state picks up the tab for their injuries, care, loss of earnings, special housing??? Wonderful.

    • @bigguy7353
      @bigguy7353 Před 29 dny +2

      Or illegal invaders.

  • @Maxy_9090
    @Maxy_9090 Před 17 dny

    If someone is older than 25, been driving in different states and countries but goes to the UK they have to apply for a provisional license saying they cant legally drive in the UK without someone that has a driving license in the UK to supervise them driving?!!! So ridiculous & confusing!!! All the vehicles they impound and all the money they make off the people is sickening SMH😠😡

    • @johng4093
      @johng4093 Před 6 dny

      I'd be afraid to drive there given they don't drive on the right side.

  • @jorgemiguel1040
    @jorgemiguel1040 Před 2 měsíci +1

    Why not let the guy buy insurance on the spot. He will still get a fine and points.

  • @jays106
    @jays106 Před 3 měsíci +4

    its also strange to me that they will scarp a perfectly good car if not claimed in i think they said 14days? why don't they auction them and get more than scrap prices? and the ones they are towing for parking tickets i am surprised they don't do like they do in the us and boot the car or i guess in the UK they call it clamping it

    • @GuardianW1
      @GuardianW1 Před 2 měsíci +1

      This is one big scam. A friend of mine takes tow trucks and police cars to a guarded parking lot, and then the police and towing companies are surprised that they have to pay to get their car back.

    • @UserUser-ww2nj
      @UserUser-ww2nj Před 2 měsíci

      A lot of the cars are not worth the time and trouble of sending to auction . If the car is in good nick then they are sent to auction .

    • @bigguy7353
      @bigguy7353 Před 29 dny

      Ever think that land to store those cars is at a premium in Britain?

  • @mackcummy4976
    @mackcummy4976 Před 2 měsíci +1

    What? I forgot to renew my insurance and I was allowed to have my a towed home. Glad where I Live in Canada there are no mandatory inspections.

    • @bigguy7353
      @bigguy7353 Před 29 dny

      Yeah just federal mandates to stay home or lose your job, a trash death panel health care system and arresting children for playing without masks on.

  • @erikdraven1731
    @erikdraven1731 Před 3 měsíci +2

    Come on... why do you insist on showing this like they're always perfect... do one where the police/impound people screw up!

  • @palle99
    @palle99 Před 2 měsíci +1

    Why do they scrap the cars instead of selling them on auction? Seems like a waste

    • @vacikas
      @vacikas Před 2 měsíci

      They are selling car parts, making more money than selling all car on auction.

  • @hopper131
    @hopper131 Před 2 měsíci +1

    You can't fix stupid.

  • @samanthaschwartz2316
    @samanthaschwartz2316 Před 3 měsíci +1

    If the US took DUI's that result in crashes half as serious as the UK takes droving without insurance or a license- we would have a WHOLE LOT LESS DUI's and deaths related to them.

    • @bigguy7353
      @bigguy7353 Před 29 dny

      There aren't that many. The media has so many Americans playing chicken little while young men are slaughtering each other in the urban areas.

  • @luannpizzo4376
    @luannpizzo4376 Před 2 měsíci +1

    Here in NYC if a car is in default of paying tickets the put a boot on the car witch is a half round lock on the car tire and the o2 er can't move there car then the tow truck comes and takes it

  • @katesonnenberg79
    @katesonnenberg79 Před 13 dny

    Why would they crush a perfectly good car if it’s not claimed back? They should do a Police auction and sell them. The cash could go back to taxpayers or a charity.

  • @Zorua28
    @Zorua28 Před 3 měsíci +13

    I also wish they wouldn't scrap the cars, I wish they would just donate the cars.

    • @roaklin
      @roaklin Před 2 měsíci +1

      To much liablity

  • @CrimFerret
    @CrimFerret Před 2 měsíci +1

    The UK actually takes handing out driving privileges seriously. Here in the US it's kind of a joke. Anyone old enough with more brain power than an encephalitic slug can get a license and it definitely shows on the roads. Way back when I got mine I had like 6 hours class time, a similar amount on a closed protected course and maybe an hour total road time. I got maybe another 5 with my parents supervising and then too the written and road test and boom, I was legal at 16 years old. I did ok, but there was no way I had enough practice time to be a good driver at that point.

    • @JohnDoe-bd5sz
      @JohnDoe-bd5sz Před 2 měsíci

      In Denmark there is rules for how many theory lessons you need, driving lessons you need minimum, you need to take first aid classes, go on a special track where you experience the car spinning out and so on.
      My daughter just got her license, we paid about $3000 (£2300) for the card.

    • @bigguy7353
      @bigguy7353 Před 29 dny +1

      Operating a vehicle safely isn't difficult. But you have a point.

  • @JohnChuprun
    @JohnChuprun Před 2 měsíci +9

    If everyone bought insurance like they are supposed to, your premiums would be about 20% lower, at least...

    • @johnshaw4140
      @johnshaw4140 Před 2 měsíci +2

      In Holland , you cannot cancel your insurance until the new owner has their insurance activated , therefore UNinsured vehicles do not exist in Holland

    • @JohnChuprun
      @JohnChuprun Před 2 měsíci +1

      @@johnshaw4140 That won't stop uninsured people at all, they just will stop paying.

    • @bigguy7353
      @bigguy7353 Před 29 dny

      ​@@johnshaw4140They do. Know why? Because criminals exist in Holland.

  • @katycarnell9769
    @katycarnell9769 Před 27 dny

    What i dont get is how ppl are so careless to run without proper paperwork in place in the old countries..

  • @chrisc3197
    @chrisc3197 Před 3 měsíci +1

    The Lady on here from the recovery company you do it because it is a good earner stop trying to be so pious

  • @corvettesbme
    @corvettesbme Před 3 měsíci +2

    Does everyone drive Mercedes I the UK?

  • @logwog1991
    @logwog1991 Před 2 měsíci +1

    Ever heard of booting the cars, so they can't just drive away. Duh.

    • @JunkTardis
      @JunkTardis Před 26 dny

      We call them 'clamps', and yes we use them in the UK.

  • @Mexmex1975
    @Mexmex1975 Před 2 měsíci

    Steve knows he's doing something wrong.

  • @terrifleischer9915
    @terrifleischer9915 Před 3 měsíci +1

    Everyone says they are there to help?!?

  • @robosuit
    @robosuit Před 3 měsíci +11

    2:41 Randomly detaining people? Yeah that wouldn't fly here in USA

    • @mechanictaft4848
      @mechanictaft4848 Před 3 měsíci

      Nazi Germany jackboots

    • @brianbickle7395
      @brianbickle7395 Před 3 měsíci +2

      Yeah, don’t hinder the nefarious/ wanted/ criminal activities.

    • @tookerfromya
      @tookerfromya Před 2 měsíci +3

      It happens all the time in the USA with DUI check points and "safety" check points

    • @bigguy7353
      @bigguy7353 Před 29 dny +1

      May want to look up the 10th amendment.

  • @ericpl7227
    @ericpl7227 Před 2 měsíci +2

    I love how they make it sound like they are "saving the world" by seizing all these cars!

    • @winksongs
      @winksongs Před 2 měsíci

      I think you've missed the point.
      They're out to save other road users from dangerous drivers and vehicles.

    • @bigguy7353
      @bigguy7353 Před 29 dny +1

      ​@@winksongsI think you are missing the bigger, existential point. Insure your car. Agreed. But this is government gone amok.

    • @winksongs
      @winksongs Před 28 dny

      @@bigguy7353 An existential point? I don't think Sartre would recognise the link...
      Laws to do with driving are like any others.
      The ability to drive on the roads isn't a right. Pay your way - don't be a criminal.

  • @normanott644
    @normanott644 Před 2 měsíci

    They set up in lower income neighborhoods.

  • @spuriouseffect
    @spuriouseffect Před 2 měsíci +3

    Why don't they simply have a law that allows them to clamp a car, instead of having 2 officers waiting for hours for the owner to show, only to have them drive the car away without any way to stop them. That's the stupidest thing I've ever heard.

    • @ChefChoupino
      @ChefChoupino Před 2 měsíci +1

      Because those 2 people have the ability to negotiate payment plans & accept payments on the spot... Most repos end up in default but keeping the option of getting them to pay, last minute, is the optimal outcome for everyone...

    • @johng4093
      @johng4093 Před 6 dny

      ​@@ChefChoupinoThey could still offer those options by having the owner phone a number given on the clamp or citation.

    • @ChefChoupino
      @ChefChoupino Před 6 dny

      @@johng4093 You missed my point... Having them present, IN THE PERSON'S HAVE, makes the people more apt to pay... Leaving then with a piece of paper didn't work before, that's why they are their...

  • @dpgreen11
    @dpgreen11 Před 2 měsíci +1

    Holy tax land

  • @donnam5060
    @donnam5060 Před 3 měsíci +4

    "Stop and check" isnt legal in the us. But if they stop you for speeding etc, in some us states they can impound the car if not registered and insured.

    • @MrRunner
      @MrRunner Před 3 měsíci

      I was going to ask that. Is this not an unauthorized search and seizure if they do not have probable cause? Oh, it DOES happen in the US. There is a famous video of the police pulling over motorcycles en masse for docs check. Not sure what State though.

    • @Gapines23
      @Gapines23 Před 3 měsíci +1

      Road safety and compliance checks are legal, checks for non-driving related are not without probable cause or violation are not. You should learn the difference between

    • @donchoq
      @donchoq Před 2 měsíci +1

      Actually, most states have drunk driving checkpoints so we DO have stop and check. And if your car is out of mechanical order or expired tags, they can stop you. The British are just more honest about it.

    • @hawkingdawking4572
      @hawkingdawking4572 Před 2 měsíci

      Gladly no other country follows your anarchist model.

    • @bigguy7353
      @bigguy7353 Před 29 dny +1

      Depends on the state. Knowing the 10th amendment helps.

  • @pj-rx6qc
    @pj-rx6qc Před 2 měsíci

    I,m sure protecting the public is the Reason you are assisting the coppers, nothing about the money your making out of it

  • @user-dd9tc4zz8j
    @user-dd9tc4zz8j Před 2 měsíci

    I’m 73. In Australia, the medical profession can report concerning health conditions to the particular state licensing authority, which I have no difficulty with.

    • @bigguy7353
      @bigguy7353 Před 29 dny

      Ooh, so the government enlists doctors to report their patients. How East Berlin of them.

  • @theStevenPowell
    @theStevenPowell Před měsícem

    this is just weird. a whole industry setup for no reason..... just dont make insurance mandatory like Australia. what power do the police have to stop you purchasing insurance in front of them?

  • @who-gives-a-toss_Bear
    @who-gives-a-toss_Bear Před 25 dny

    Simple just change the system and all rego and insurance will be paid at the pump.
    Rego and insurance needs to be added to fuel price.
    When you buy fuel you also pay rego and insurance.
    The current system is way wrong, problem solved.

  • @oz93666
    @oz93666 Před 3 měsíci +1

    33:00 What sort of micky mouse opperation are this council running ? Wheel clamp the car! Better stil drive around in a tow truck and not a van , save a lot of time and money!

  • @iancrane-luff1918
    @iancrane-luff1918 Před 2 měsíci +3

    It's not what you do that wrong it's the ridiculous charges you charge to recover them.

    • @donchoq
      @donchoq Před 2 měsíci +1

      Hear Hear!!!

  • @pyroactivatorandsensorydev9817

    The longer it takes to delay the release the more storage fees they can collect ! the police doesn't care !

  • @jyan9365
    @jyan9365 Před 27 dny

    Why dont you guys just tell the first guy to go to the police

  • @hankcuccina5260
    @hankcuccina5260 Před 2 měsíci

    A good source of revenue for the government if nothing else.

  • @brentmarr1331
    @brentmarr1331 Před 2 měsíci

    legal stealing of your car

  • @bradmottishaw467
    @bradmottishaw467 Před 3 měsíci +2

    This is where not being truly free has it's problems. Tyranny's can do whatever they want to you, and there is always some employee who is happy to take a paycheck in exchange for the opportunity to victimize the public. A great example of the bad actions of a few now adversely impacts everyone.

    • @diogeneslamp8004
      @diogeneslamp8004 Před 3 měsíci

      First, it’s “tyrants,” not “tyranny’s.”
      Second, you clearly do not understand public policy. In the UK you get a license in part by promising to obey all the rules and regs. So what do think should happen if they’re caught? The laws benefit everyone if they’re enforced so what would be the point of having these laws if they’re not enforced?

    • @bradmottishaw467
      @bradmottishaw467 Před 3 měsíci +2

      ​@@diogeneslamp8004 First "Tyranny's" was in reference to those governing bodies exercising tyranny over it's subjects.
      Second the UK has Subjects, NOT free citizens.
      Not having a Nazi style checkpoint in the UK would be my recommendation, but then again people in the UK are limited on the recourse they actually have to do anything about it.
      Have a nice day as property of the crown.

    • @diogeneslamp8004
      @diogeneslamp8004 Před 3 měsíci +1

      @@bradmottishaw467
      Then it would be “tyrannies” (plural), not “tyranny’s” (possessive). UK citizens are subject to the Crown, but it’s Parliament that makes the laws. The royalty thing is just a front to keep the tourists coming. Laws are still made by representatives of the people.

  • @davidponseigo8811
    @davidponseigo8811 Před 3 měsíci +10

    I'm a 30 plus year law enforcement officer in the southern US and when we do DUI checkpoints it's very common for people to try and get through and a few times they have tried to run us over but unlike Britain we carry firearms so the result can be very different.

    • @mechanictaft4848
      @mechanictaft4848 Před 3 měsíci +3

      Ftp!!!!!

    • @brendandodson5301
      @brendandodson5301 Před 2 měsíci +1

      That's because what you do is unconstitutional and ethically wrong. Also, fuck you in no uncertain terms.

  • @Rhhdcjye
    @Rhhdcjye Před 2 měsíci

    Anyone could take ur things too. Not save to keep all those goods I one place where lots an angry ppl can team up to destroy this business to the point ppl fear to work their or unable to hold business w/o risk. If my lively hood was at risk I’d do what ever I have to to get mine no matter who’s in my way. I want it more than ur willing to risk keeping it…I bet?!! Cops only show up after the bad things had started or ended.

  • @DreamTheory1994
    @DreamTheory1994 Před 3 měsíci +3

    wait why dont they auction the cars when the fees hit the value of the car instead of crushing it?

    • @brianbickle7395
      @brianbickle7395 Před 3 měsíci

      If you know your car can be seized it’s an incentive to stay legal 😊

    • @DreamTheory1994
      @DreamTheory1994 Před 3 měsíci +1

      i get that but they are seizing them then just destroying cars that are road worthy. just dont insurance or the driver didnt have a license.
      here if it sits in the tow lot and the fees equal up the total of the vehicle the lot sends it to auction instead of just crushing it and taking the like 200 dollars for a cube. gets the tow yard and city some money back.

  • @roberthillyard4234
    @roberthillyard4234 Před 2 měsíci

    one Northampton not a city

  • @peterk3227
    @peterk3227 Před 2 měsíci

    victimless crimes , blocking people from using the roads that they own ! under common law equity = ownership , if you buy a car, you have ownership rights, do you ask for permission to use your car ? your taxes pay for the road , you own the road, and do not need permission to use it. Blocking the road is a violation of rights under the color of law.

    • @johng4093
      @johng4093 Před 6 dny

      In US "driving a car is a privilege not a right", something most people can quote from memory since it's used so often.

    • @peterk3227
      @peterk3227 Před 6 dny

      @@johng4093 In life you wear two hats , at all times one has privileges and one has rights . You have to know how to exercise your rights and take advantage of privileges when or if they benefit you. You must understand that everything is contractual , even the statute that requires you to register your new car within a certain time is a contract . contracts are negotiable and consensual instruments . Sorry but driving is a privilege only 'because' you wave your rights when you contract with them.

  • @user-sw8nr8wr6t
    @user-sw8nr8wr6t Před 3 měsíci +4

    They just crush the cars? That's absolutely insane. That's the most wasteful thing I've ever heard.

    • @lordsheldor
      @lordsheldor Před 2 měsíci

      Not really, cause they are no mechanics, they can't sell a car when they don't know about damages etc, it's not safe to sell a car where you don't know the history

    • @user-sw8nr8wr6t
      @user-sw8nr8wr6t Před 2 měsíci +1

      @@lordsheldor Then part it out or give them to mechanics or pick a part's.
      If they cared about waste they could create a program that certifies the cars and ensures they're in working order before re-selling them.
      Simply crushing them is a product of laziness.

    • @lordsheldor
      @lordsheldor Před 2 měsíci

      @@user-sw8nr8wr6t and who is paying for all of that? Listen i'm on your side, i understand that scraping the cars isn't great but noone will pay that the cars are getting road worthy again.

  • @howarddugan798
    @howarddugan798 Před 2 měsíci

    so more like 200000lbs when they estimate it's always in their favor not the peoples favor so the over estimation is for their benefit

  • @bender0428
    @bender0428 Před 2 měsíci

    Lmfao watching them legit weigh cans of pepper spray had me dead. The UK low key has become so pathetic. Also if someone is literally getting insurance while being stopped then that should be sufficient. It’s ridiculous that they seize the car, someone else’s property, especially when they’re getting insurance as you speak. Seizing someone’s property for what is quite obviously a civil offense is the most obvious kind of predatory money grubbing. Even with the guy whose vehicle was insured and got seized anyway is just ridiculous. He should be paid for the inconvenience in general. Like these absolute losers are just standing around not saying anything about how she could just move her car and they’re deliberately staying quiet about it hoping she just lets them take her car lmao. Like does no one understand how slimy and lowlife this is?

    • @bigguy7353
      @bigguy7353 Před 29 dny

      Not sure you know what "low key" means. Secret, surreptitious, covert. This is right out in the open.

    • @davidgreeley
      @davidgreeley Před 24 dny

      The guy trying to buy insurance on the spot is only doing so because he was stopped. Who's to say he wouldn't still be driving uninsured 12 months later if he hadn't been stopped?
      The cars are being seized because they aren't compliant with the law. It seems that there are a lot of "Freeman Of The Land" types on here who take issue with this.

  • @capt.stubing5604
    @capt.stubing5604 Před 2 měsíci

    They have the same stupid laws as the US. Repeat violaters have all the rights and the cops waist their time.

  • @REIGNoftheDEAD
    @REIGNoftheDEAD Před 3 měsíci

    Most of them are foreign nationals….

  • @thepubliceye
    @thepubliceye Před 2 měsíci

    How does an uninsured driver cost insured drivers more money?

    • @Security98
      @Security98 Před 2 měsíci +3

      Because you pay for their accidents

    • @thepubliceye
      @thepubliceye Před 2 měsíci

      Insurance does not pay un-insured @@Security98

    • @bigguy7353
      @bigguy7353 Před 29 dny

      You really don't get it? The same way illegals raise the cost of health insurance.

    • @johng4093
      @johng4093 Před 6 dny

      In many states in US motorists are required to have "uninsured motorist" insurance to cover their damages.

  • @bobedwards4177
    @bobedwards4177 Před 2 měsíci

    You have some dumb rules!

  • @tmon930
    @tmon930 Před 2 měsíci +2

    Are we seriously running emergent to catch an unlicenced driver?

  • @dialdude
    @dialdude Před 29 dny

    Why disguise their voices ? These are public stops, and most are police officers.

  • @maestromecanico597
    @maestromecanico597 Před 2 měsíci

    We have plenty of wingnuts like this in the United States but most of them were born here. Britian is importing them!

    • @bigguy7353
      @bigguy7353 Před 29 dny

      Incorrect. Illegals cost the insurance industry billions.

  • @johnsnape1907
    @johnsnape1907 Před 2 měsíci +2

    Luckily we have a fourth amendment in the U.S. that says police can't just set up a checkpoint and pull everyone over to check their papers.
    Oh, wait...

  • @kcMan7938
    @kcMan7938 Před 3 měsíci +3

    They don’t tolerate uninsured vehicles in the UK . Take em off the road until fines , insurance , and tax is paid . Safer for everyone on the road .

  • @simplemechanics246
    @simplemechanics246 Před 3 měsíci

    This is shi tty way to do business! Why all that circus and people time wasting? Yes people drive without any right, so did I. Do you ever understand what side effect it have if tolerated properly? So nice driving skill. I followed every sign, speed limit, everything. All that to avoid detection. I made zero accidents and I was happy it was tolerated before. Sure, it can not last forever. Only 1 thing is sure, insurance is SCAM.
    These people can make that service very costly. They have right to take the key out from the vehicle and before that lower the windows. It means that, the secure place owner must store it inside the building, not outside. Also they must use the lift. They can not just use the plastic film because it leaks the water. If vehicle does not start or have damages, it is 100% their fault and they must cover the damages. It is nasty way but takes out their profit

    • @diogeneslamp8004
      @diogeneslamp8004 Před 3 měsíci

      “Insurance is a scam” until you need it and don’t have it.

  • @davidponseigo8811
    @davidponseigo8811 Před 3 měsíci +3

    Not that I really care but I think I'm actually first. Well maybe I care a little, I really love this channel !

  • @thebrock12
    @thebrock12 Před 3 měsíci +3

    So glad I live in America

  • @thebrock12
    @thebrock12 Před 3 měsíci +2

    Money-making

  • @chrishagelund65
    @chrishagelund65 Před 2 měsíci +1

    So why do they distroy all cars rather then sell them? Especially perfectly good and legal cars

  • @jegesmedve2276
    @jegesmedve2276 Před 3 měsíci +1

    Road pirates.

  • @grahamlucas208
    @grahamlucas208 Před 2 měsíci

    Jobswoths

  • @jays106
    @jays106 Před 3 měsíci

    so in the UK you don't have to renew your driver license every so many years? in My state here in the usa it every 5yrs

    • @brianbickle7395
      @brianbickle7395 Před 3 měsíci +1

      Think it’s 10 years up to age 70, then medical required

    • @hawkingdawking4572
      @hawkingdawking4572 Před 2 měsíci

      Most countries have 10 years.

    • @Multrakiller
      @Multrakiller Před 2 měsíci

      Old boomer licenses expire until they are around 70 ish years old. They then changed it to every 15 years here in Denmark

  • @wesjohnson3035
    @wesjohnson3035 Před 3 měsíci +1

    Watching this makes me cringe.....ends justifies the means?? don't think so..

  • @stevennorth8394
    @stevennorth8394 Před 2 měsíci +1

    Why do they scrap them instead of auctioning them off?

    • @PliskinYT
      @PliskinYT Před 2 měsíci +1

      I was thinking the same thing, I feel like the cars would be worth more as one thing than scrapping the car entirely for it's raw materials (Save for vehicles that are deemed unroadworthy)

    • @johng4093
      @johng4093 Před 6 dny

      New car sellers lobby.

  • @johnryan-he2ru
    @johnryan-he2ru Před 3 měsíci

    Northampton is a TOWN not a CITY.

  • @trollmeistergeneral3467
    @trollmeistergeneral3467 Před 3 měsíci

    What on earth is a mere Constable doing commanding such an operation?

  • @thatPurPdue
    @thatPurPdue Před 2 měsíci +1

    Law enforcement in the UK is sus af. They can stop and frisk anyone they please, including drivers. The way they conduct their policing of traffic also is sus af, @32:40 does not help either. Both officers knew there was a language barrier ( may or may not been bs) that look and whole vibe of the female officer clearly reaffirms my suspension, they need to get rid of her ahh for that one. She on camera could've been atleast a little discrete lol

  • @donchoq
    @donchoq Před 2 měsíci

    "I in country illegally. I buy insurance when I get caught no having insurance from Gregoer in the backroom insurance company! Why you not release my car?"