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Police Scotland Targets Uninsured Drivers

Police Scotland is currently running a joint operation with the Motor Insurers' Bureau (MIB) to tackle uninsured driving on Scotland’s roads.  Operation Drive Insured Scotland will run from 22 – 28 January 2018 and aims to significantly reduce the number of uninsured vehicles on the roads. Chief Superintendent Stewart…

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Support For Offensive Behaviour at Football Repeal Bill

A Members Bill introduced to the Scottish Parliament in June last year by MSP James Kelly to repeal the Offensive Behaviour at Football and Threatening Communications (Scotland) Act 2012 has been supported by a majority of the Justice Committee.  The 2012 Act came into force in March 2012. It…

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Festive Drink Driving Campaign Gets Underway

Police Scotland’s annual festive drink driving campaign is now under way, and will run until Tuesday 2nd January.  During this time, the police will be conducting high visibility patrols and roadside checks across Scotland to catch drivers who have taken to the roads while under the influence of alcohol…

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Court Service Targets Non-Payment of Fines

The Scottish Courts and Tribunal Service (SCTS) recently published details of action taken against drivers who had failed to pay their fines.  Clamping vehicles is one of a number of measures available to the SCTS for recovering unpaid fines. Other measures include freezing bank accounts, arresting wages, taking money…

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Woman Receives Prison Sentence for Money Laundering

A woman has received a prison sentence of over six years after being convicted of money laundering offences. Fen Chen, Ying Lin and two associates were part of a group of Chinese money launders who were responsible for paying more than £1.8 million in criminal cash into London high…

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