Police carries out rural crime checks on Cambridgeshire and Lincolnshire border
1st April 2025
Almost 30 vehicles were stopped as part of a multi-agency operation to tackle rural crime and road safety along the border between Cambridgeshire and Lincolnshire, Cambridgeshire Constabulary confirmed.
Cambridgeshire’s Rural Crime Action Team (RCAT) carried out Operation Chambers on Wednesday 26th March alongside Lincolnshire’s RCAT to target motorists on the A16, which connects the two counties.
Sergeant Tom Nuttall, from Cambridgeshire’s RCAT, said: “This is the 30th Operation Chambers that we have done, with the aim to work with enforcement agencies to disrupt those committing rural crime by checking waste carriers, trailers, and agricultural equipment, and ensure vehicles are safe and roadworthy.”
The teams were spread around the area and intercepted vehicles, escorting them to Thorney Road South in Crowland, Lincolnshire, where checks could be carried out by the DVSA, DVLA, HMRC, Environment Agency, DataTag, and the UK National Rural Crime Unit.
Response to community concerns
Over a six-hour period the officers have, among other things, stopped 29 vehicles, seized six vehicles, seized a suspected stolen trailer and issued three Fixed Penalty Notices (FPNs) for overweight vehicles, load security and waste carrying.
Sgt Nuttall added: “Operations such as these allow us to work with partner agencies to tackle issues that we know the community is concerned about, and we can ensure motorists are complying with road laws and remove drivers and unsafe vehicles from our roads.
“We hope this work shows the community we are listening to their concerns and will continue our work to make our roads a safer place.”
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