Warwickshire Police featuring on BBC Crimewatch now cancelled

Warwickshire Police was due to feature on the BBC Crimewatch roadshow programme that goes out nationally on BBC1 at 10am today (Monday March 23) but it has now been postponed

BBC Crimewatch joined Warwickshire Police and partners including Highways England, DVSA and the Road Haulage Association to film the Safer Loads operation at Corley Services on the M6 on February 12.

The BBC have used this footage to create a short film to be shown within the BBC Crimewatch Roadshow programme.

The Safer Loads operation was held during ‘Safer Loads’ month as part of the new Commercial Vehicle Unit’s activities to disrupt, deter and detect offences relating to all forms of vehicle enabled criminality focussing on commercial and larger vehicles.

The operation demonstrates the teamwork required between PCSOs, officers and partners as police motorcyclists intercept vehicles on the motorway and bring them in to the check site so that officers and staff can examine how the vehicle load is secured and check tax, insurance, tyres, weight, tachograph and the general condition of the vehicle.

The BBC Crimewatch team returned to Warwickshire on March 2, this time to join Warwickshire Police and Highways England to film Operation Tramline to create a second short film for the programme.

Operation Tramline involves a Mercedes Actros HGV owned by Highways England from which officers can observe driver behaviours usually on motorways in all vehicles.

The sorts of driver behaviours we see include using a mobile phone whilst driving on the motorway or failing to wear a seatbelt, and children unrestrained in vehicles.

Failing to wear a seatbelt is the top offence across the Midlands and nationally.