0:00:02 > 0:00:05'Never before have so many on-the-spot fines been issued in Britain.
0:00:06 > 0:00:09'We're going to be following the men and women who hand out over
0:00:09 > 0:00:12'£30 million worth of tickets every month...'
0:00:12 > 0:00:13Oops.
0:00:13 > 0:00:15Round here, they are an absolute blight.
0:00:15 > 0:00:17- I'm up to 104 now.- Wow.
0:00:17 > 0:00:19That is disgusting.
0:00:19 > 0:00:20Just walk away.
0:00:21 > 0:00:24'..for behaviour that's downright dangerous...'
0:00:24 > 0:00:26That was stupid for these sort of conditions, wasn't it?
0:00:26 > 0:00:27'..simply selfish...'
0:00:27 > 0:00:29Look at the mess you've created in the street.
0:00:29 > 0:00:31How is that our fault?
0:00:31 > 0:00:32'..or just...'
0:00:32 > 0:00:33What is he doing?
0:00:33 > 0:00:34'..well, plain silly.'
0:00:35 > 0:00:37What a doughnut.
0:00:37 > 0:00:39'We'll be revealing the cost of their bad behaviour...'
0:00:39 > 0:00:41£100 fine.
0:00:41 > 0:00:43Pays £260.
0:00:43 > 0:00:44Ouch.
0:00:44 > 0:00:46'..and how this could affect you.'
0:00:46 > 0:00:47I'll give him a punch.
0:00:47 > 0:00:48Do you want to see me kick off?
0:00:49 > 0:00:50'The police are on it...'
0:00:50 > 0:00:52What the...? Sir!
0:00:52 > 0:00:54'..the parking wardens are on it...'
0:00:54 > 0:00:56They should be thanking us for being here.
0:00:56 > 0:00:57'..and I'm on it.'
0:00:57 > 0:00:59Careful, it's a 30 mile an hour limit here.
0:00:59 > 0:01:01'I'm Dom Littlewood,
0:01:01 > 0:01:02'and I'm on the spot.'
0:01:04 > 0:01:05'This time...'
0:01:05 > 0:01:07We're about 107 at the moment, just to keep up with him.
0:01:07 > 0:01:10'..no, it's not Formula 1, it's the M5.
0:01:10 > 0:01:13'Or should that be M fine?'
0:01:13 > 0:01:15I'm reporting you for the following offence,
0:01:15 > 0:01:18which is speeding on a motorway, exceeding 70mph.
0:01:18 > 0:01:21'And in Cardiff, they'll need a strong stomach to make
0:01:21 > 0:01:23'the litterers pay the penalty.'
0:01:23 > 0:01:26I love maggots, the smell of maggots.
0:01:26 > 0:01:28They should bottle it.
0:01:28 > 0:01:31Whatever you think of the men and women who hand out these fines,
0:01:31 > 0:01:33it's a job that needs to be done.
0:01:35 > 0:01:39And it's hard to think of someone who issues more on-the-spot fines
0:01:39 > 0:01:41than a busy traffic cop.
0:01:41 > 0:01:43Why have you got your phone between your lap?
0:01:43 > 0:01:44You've got a headlight out here as well.
0:01:44 > 0:01:46I'm not having it, you don't do it.
0:01:46 > 0:01:49Today, I'm in Gloucestershire with PC Shelley Holloway
0:01:49 > 0:01:52and PC Olly Buxton...
0:01:52 > 0:01:54Dodgy drivers beware!
0:01:54 > 0:01:58They're armed with the power to hit you with a fixed penalty at the
0:01:58 > 0:02:01roadside and, if the offence is serious enough,
0:02:01 > 0:02:03issue a court summons.
0:02:03 > 0:02:05Right, we're on the M5 now.
0:02:05 > 0:02:06Obviously heading southbound.
0:02:06 > 0:02:08Doesn't appear to be anybody speeding.
0:02:08 > 0:02:09What are you actually looking out for here?
0:02:09 > 0:02:11All sorts of things.
0:02:11 > 0:02:14As we're travelling at 70 in an unmarked car so,
0:02:14 > 0:02:20as we're passing slower-moving traffic, checking the drivers aren't up to anything.
0:02:20 > 0:02:22They shouldn't be using their phones.
0:02:22 > 0:02:25And we're also on the lookout for people overtaking us, erm...
0:02:26 > 0:02:29..at what we believe to be at quite a significant speed.
0:02:29 > 0:02:31'If you're caught by the police for speeding,
0:02:31 > 0:02:35'you could be looking at an on-the-spot fine of £100
0:02:35 > 0:02:37'and three points on your licence.
0:02:37 > 0:02:41'Or, if you're going fast enough, possibly even a driving ban.
0:02:43 > 0:02:46'And it's not long before Shelley and Olly spot a possible candidate
0:02:46 > 0:02:48'for a penalty.'
0:02:48 > 0:02:51There's a red Golf that's just overtaken us in lane three...
0:02:52 > 0:02:54..which is travelling significantly faster than us.
0:02:54 > 0:02:56So, we'll do a following check on them now.
0:02:58 > 0:03:01'And, because we're in an unmarked car, the driver hasn't spotted us.
0:03:03 > 0:03:05'Speeding is a very dangerous game.
0:03:05 > 0:03:09'16% of fatal accidents on the UK's roads involve people
0:03:09 > 0:03:11'exceeding the speed limit.'
0:03:11 > 0:03:16I'm doing 90, and I don't believe we're catching up with him yet.
0:03:17 > 0:03:19- You've put your lights on, have you?- Yeah.
0:03:19 > 0:03:23'There's a fair chance that this guy will leave with more than just a warning.'
0:03:24 > 0:03:26So we're doing well over 100 now.
0:03:26 > 0:03:30Yeah, we're about 107 at the moment, just to keep up with him.
0:03:30 > 0:03:32He's definitely got his foot down, hasn't he?
0:03:32 > 0:03:35- 96mph.- 96?- Yeah.
0:03:35 > 0:03:37Over a mile average, that is.
0:03:37 > 0:03:39Yeah, just over a mile.
0:03:40 > 0:03:42'We've finally caught up with him,
0:03:42 > 0:03:45'and he's finally realised the cops have been on his tail.'
0:03:51 > 0:03:52Do you know why I stopped you?
0:03:52 > 0:03:54This motorist has been stopped
0:03:54 > 0:03:58because his speed was clocked at well over 90 and sometimes it was over 100.
0:03:58 > 0:04:01I don't know who's in there yet or what their reason's going to be.
0:04:01 > 0:04:04Shelley's obviously going to have a word with them and find out why the hurry.
0:04:05 > 0:04:10I've got a feeling PC Holloway's in no mood to mess around with this one.
0:04:10 > 0:04:13After we conducted the speed check,
0:04:13 > 0:04:14we then followed you for a while,
0:04:14 > 0:04:17matching our speed for your speed, and at some points it was up to 100.
0:04:17 > 0:04:19Which isn't acceptable.
0:04:19 > 0:04:23The only times you slowed down was when there were cars in front of you
0:04:23 > 0:04:26in lane three, but the thing is...
0:04:26 > 0:04:27I shouldn't have been speeding...
0:04:27 > 0:04:30'The driver says he was in a bit of a rush.
0:04:30 > 0:04:32'That's putting it mildly.'
0:04:32 > 0:04:34Could I have your driving licence, please?
0:04:35 > 0:04:40You're only 4mph away from it probably being a ban, you know.
0:04:40 > 0:04:41100 and above is an automatic,
0:04:41 > 0:04:43normally, an automatic ban for speeding,
0:04:43 > 0:04:46which is a temporary ban of about 56 days - two months.
0:04:46 > 0:04:49'So, what might this driver's fate be?
0:04:49 > 0:04:54'He was caught red-handed bombing down the motorway at almost 100mph.
0:04:54 > 0:04:58'As he was travelling faster than 86mph, it looks like he won't
0:04:58 > 0:05:01'be eligible for a possible speed awareness course.
0:05:01 > 0:05:04'Could it be three points and a £100 fine?
0:05:04 > 0:05:05'Or worse?'
0:05:06 > 0:05:09Would you class yourself as a safe driver, but you just obviously got caught?
0:05:09 > 0:05:11Well, obviously, touch wood,
0:05:11 > 0:05:18because I've not had any accidents for 15, 16 years.
0:05:18 > 0:05:25I do a lot of business miles, so I am...I would say I'm pretty careful, to be honest with you.
0:05:25 > 0:05:28He might think he's careful, but not careful enough.
0:05:28 > 0:05:31Shelley is about to issue her verdict.
0:05:31 > 0:05:33I'm reporting you for the following offence,
0:05:33 > 0:05:36- which is speeding on a motorway, exceeding 70mph.- Yeah.
0:05:36 > 0:05:39And your speed is recorded as 96mph.
0:05:39 > 0:05:41Without touching anything else on the device,
0:05:41 > 0:05:43- if you could sign your name in the yellow box for me.- Yeah.
0:05:44 > 0:05:47'That's three points and a £100 fine.'
0:05:48 > 0:05:52I do about 25-30,000 business miles a year,
0:05:52 > 0:05:55so I don't sort of usually speed because otherwise I'd have a lot
0:05:55 > 0:05:57more points than I've got, so...
0:05:59 > 0:06:01You were very close to getting a ban today, weren't you?
0:06:01 > 0:06:06- So I think luck's on your side to a certain degree, isn't it?- Yeah.
0:06:06 > 0:06:10'The driver can continue on his way without losing his licence.
0:06:10 > 0:06:12'But at a sensible speed.
0:06:12 > 0:06:13'I hope.'
0:06:13 > 0:06:18Shelley, I noticed, again, that motorist who just received
0:06:18 > 0:06:23the fixed penalty was very complimentary about how you treated him.
0:06:23 > 0:06:27He put his hands up and said, "Yes, I was in the wrong, I did it."
0:06:27 > 0:06:30And I started to wonder whether, in your job, do you ever feel
0:06:30 > 0:06:35like a one-legged duck going round and round in circles doing the same
0:06:35 > 0:06:38thing day in, day out? Does it get monotonous?
0:06:39 > 0:06:41No, not really, because every now and again,
0:06:41 > 0:06:45there'll be a stark reminder as to why you're actually doing your job.
0:06:45 > 0:06:47So, you know, a few weeks ago,
0:06:47 > 0:06:53there was a fatal collision on the motorway where speed appears to be the cause.
0:06:53 > 0:06:58So, it always justifies, in my mind, why I'm giving people tickets for speeding.
0:06:58 > 0:07:02Because the danger is there. It does happen on a regular basis.
0:07:02 > 0:07:05Speeding does contribute to a lot of fatal road traffic collisions,
0:07:05 > 0:07:09so it never gets boring because you've always got, you know,
0:07:09 > 0:07:13that reason why you're doing it, and you're always reminded of that.
0:07:19 > 0:07:23In Cardiff, waste enforcement officer Stephanie Marnell Jones
0:07:23 > 0:07:25is on garbage patrol.
0:07:25 > 0:07:2720 bags, wasn't it?
0:07:27 > 0:07:28Outside about four houses.
0:07:28 > 0:07:30Oh, and it was disgusting as well.
0:07:33 > 0:07:37It's a dirty job and it could be about to get worse.
0:07:37 > 0:07:40She's heading to the student district of Cathays.
0:07:40 > 0:07:41School's out for summer,
0:07:41 > 0:07:44the students are moving out but some of them haven't taken all of their
0:07:44 > 0:07:46belongings with them.
0:07:46 > 0:07:48The streets are lined with rubbish
0:07:48 > 0:07:51and the local residents have called in Steph to sort it out.
0:07:53 > 0:07:55Off the reports that we've had,
0:07:55 > 0:07:59we'll go to the properties that have been reported and see what's there,
0:07:59 > 0:08:00if the problem is still there.
0:08:02 > 0:08:05And then deal with it then as we come across it.
0:08:05 > 0:08:09Anyone breaking the rubbish rules faces a fine of £80.
0:08:09 > 0:08:12Before Steph even makes it to the student quarter,
0:08:12 > 0:08:16she's sniffed out another dumping hot spot - the local park.
0:08:16 > 0:08:18Dog poo - it's the worst thing in the world.
0:08:18 > 0:08:19It's disgusting.
0:08:21 > 0:08:25Walked along that road there, I saw three lots of dog poo on the road.
0:08:25 > 0:08:27You know, just no care
0:08:27 > 0:08:31and, as you can see, there's a lot of mums in the other park walking
0:08:31 > 0:08:35with their prams and their toddlers and things like that as well, so...
0:08:41 > 0:08:42That lady's dog has just had a poo.
0:08:43 > 0:08:45She's on the phone, but she is stood by it.
0:08:47 > 0:08:48So...
0:08:50 > 0:08:52..I'm just going to give her five minutes now
0:08:52 > 0:08:55and then she may be waiting to pick it up.
0:08:57 > 0:09:00If she walks away from it, that's when I'll approach her.
0:09:02 > 0:09:05In Cardiff, you can get an £80 on-the-spot fine for allowing
0:09:05 > 0:09:08your dog to poo and then not clearing it up.
0:09:08 > 0:09:12But, to issue the fine, Steph needs to see the evidence with her own eyes.
0:09:12 > 0:09:15It's a stakeout.
0:09:15 > 0:09:16Quite a big dog as well.
0:09:16 > 0:09:18Quite a big poo.
0:09:20 > 0:09:23The woman eventually got off the phone and scooped the poop,
0:09:23 > 0:09:25so no fine there.
0:09:28 > 0:09:30Now it's back to studentville,
0:09:30 > 0:09:32where it seems they aren't quite so conscientious.
0:09:34 > 0:09:40I've had a call from a resident in Cathays that
0:09:40 > 0:09:44somebody's put their waste out two days early before collection,
0:09:44 > 0:09:47and it's split and gone everywhere.
0:09:47 > 0:09:49And it makes me think that they may have gone home.
0:09:51 > 0:09:55Right, so this is the one that we've had a complaint about.
0:09:55 > 0:09:58Steph's arrived at the property to be confronted by a stinking pile
0:09:58 > 0:10:01of unsorted rubbish and food waste.
0:10:01 > 0:10:03No wonder the neighbours were revolted.
0:10:05 > 0:10:09According to the report, they've put the waste out last night
0:10:09 > 0:10:13so, as you can see, all the food waste that's been pulled out,
0:10:13 > 0:10:15probably by vermin and seagulls,
0:10:15 > 0:10:18if it had gone in their food waste bin, it would have been all right.
0:10:18 > 0:10:20Mind you, there is a lot of food there and it wouldn't have all
0:10:20 > 0:10:21fitted in their food waste bin.
0:10:21 > 0:10:23It looks to me like a clear-out.
0:10:23 > 0:10:26They've gone home, but we'll give them a knock and see what we can do.
0:10:26 > 0:10:29If Steph can find evidence,
0:10:29 > 0:10:31there could be an £80 on-the-spot fine for somebody.
0:10:32 > 0:10:33Looks empty.
0:10:36 > 0:10:38But is anybody home?
0:10:44 > 0:10:45The property looks empty to me.
0:10:45 > 0:10:49We'll just remove the split bags now, we'll pick up the waste that's been split.
0:10:49 > 0:10:51But there's obviously nobody in there.
0:10:51 > 0:10:54I think they've gone home, the house looks empty, to be honest, so...
0:10:54 > 0:10:55It is collection day tomorrow,
0:10:55 > 0:10:58it's only ten o'clock now.
0:10:58 > 0:11:04If I leave this here, this will just be a lot worse by tomorrow.
0:11:04 > 0:11:06The bags'll be split, there'll be nothing for the binmen to pick up
0:11:06 > 0:11:08because the bags will just be everywhere.
0:11:08 > 0:11:10As you can see, it's created all this as well.
0:11:11 > 0:11:14Righto, Steph. Time to hold your nose and hunt for clues.
0:11:15 > 0:11:18I'm going to search through, find the evidence.
0:11:18 > 0:11:21The key to being able to issue an on-the-spot fine is finding evidence
0:11:21 > 0:11:25that links the pile to the property and that means, yes,
0:11:25 > 0:11:27rooting through this rotten lot.
0:11:28 > 0:11:29If you start searching through.
0:11:33 > 0:11:35Give me a shout if you find anything.
0:11:39 > 0:11:40And there it is -
0:11:40 > 0:11:42exhibit number one.
0:11:42 > 0:11:46We found evidence to that property.
0:11:46 > 0:11:48So even though, like,
0:11:48 > 0:11:52they've got about ten to 12 bags of recycling out,
0:11:52 > 0:11:54they're doing really well.
0:11:54 > 0:11:58All this in the general waste bags is still recyclable.
0:11:58 > 0:12:00So, I mean, you've got the food waste,
0:12:00 > 0:12:02which could have gone in the food waste bin,
0:12:02 > 0:12:04and these could have been recycled.
0:12:04 > 0:12:06Obviously not the bags or the frying pan.
0:12:09 > 0:12:11They haven't just got food in there,
0:12:11 > 0:12:12there are maggots.
0:12:12 > 0:12:15But Steph has just found exhibit number two.
0:12:17 > 0:12:19Yeah, same name, same address.
0:12:19 > 0:12:21I haven't found any other names.
0:12:23 > 0:12:27That one house now has created this much waste,
0:12:27 > 0:12:30and most of it could've been recycled.
0:12:33 > 0:12:37OK, it's time for Steph to look at the facts.
0:12:37 > 0:12:39Some bags - properly sorted.
0:12:39 > 0:12:42But food waste in the wrong bags,
0:12:42 > 0:12:44put out two days early,
0:12:44 > 0:12:46and then ripped open by the seagulls.
0:12:46 > 0:12:48Oh, and let's not forget the maggots.
0:12:48 > 0:12:50What's it going to be, Steph?
0:12:51 > 0:12:53Probably issue a fixed penalty for this.
0:12:55 > 0:12:58So, there it is - it's an £80 on-the-spot fine.
0:13:02 > 0:13:03I love maggots,
0:13:03 > 0:13:05the smell of maggots,
0:13:05 > 0:13:06in the summer.
0:13:08 > 0:13:09They should bottle it.
0:13:11 > 0:13:16Now, did you know that there are over 500,000 untaxed vehicles
0:13:16 > 0:13:19on the UK's roads at any one time?
0:13:19 > 0:13:22That's potentially £80 million in lost revenue,
0:13:22 > 0:13:25which would go towards fixing our roads.
0:13:25 > 0:13:28Now, that's something to think about when you're bouncing over those
0:13:28 > 0:13:30potholes, isn't it?
0:13:30 > 0:13:33Crushing the cars for not paying their car tax is a good idea,
0:13:33 > 0:13:37without a doubt, cos then you've got them off the road, haven't you?
0:13:37 > 0:13:38Otherwise, if you give them their car back,
0:13:38 > 0:13:41they'll be doing the same thing the following week, wouldn't they?
0:13:41 > 0:13:45Because we pay ours, and we're not well off, we're pensioners,
0:13:45 > 0:13:49so why shouldn't the other people pay theirs?
0:13:49 > 0:13:52You know, it's so unfair, the system, that they should
0:13:52 > 0:13:55get away with it. That's why I say it should be crushed.
0:13:56 > 0:13:58They should give so many days to pay it.
0:14:00 > 0:14:03- And if it's not paid in those days...- Then squash it, like.
0:14:03 > 0:14:05Then that's when it gets squashed.
0:14:05 > 0:14:10The tax is to pay for the potholes in the road,
0:14:10 > 0:14:14which is all part of that, and it's expenditure which the taxpayers
0:14:14 > 0:14:16like me have got to pay for.
0:14:19 > 0:14:23In Leicestershire, the streets are lined with shiny expensive motors.
0:14:23 > 0:14:27For most of us, they're our prized possessions,
0:14:27 > 0:14:28but not all of them.
0:14:31 > 0:14:33This is Joanne Hewitt.
0:14:33 > 0:14:37She's an environmental health technical officer at the local council.
0:14:37 > 0:14:39Dumped motors are her game.
0:14:39 > 0:14:45On her patch, up to three to four cars a week can be left abandoned without tax.
0:14:45 > 0:14:47It's her job to find the culprit
0:14:47 > 0:14:49and, if the tax is still unpaid,
0:14:49 > 0:14:51seize the car and crush it.
0:14:53 > 0:14:57This car was reported to us abandoned about five weeks ago.
0:14:58 > 0:15:02Today, she's got another long-forgotten vehicle to deal with.
0:15:02 > 0:15:06Nobody's paid any attention to this vehicle in these five weeks.
0:15:06 > 0:15:10There's flat tyres, dents, et cetera. It's been out of tax since February.
0:15:10 > 0:15:13So, any vehicle that's been out of tax for a certain length of time and
0:15:13 > 0:15:15has been parked up with no interest,
0:15:15 > 0:15:18no movement, is classed as an abandoned vehicle.
0:15:19 > 0:15:22We're now in the process of removing the vehicle.
0:15:22 > 0:15:24We've written to the owner seven days ago,
0:15:24 > 0:15:27asking him to remove the vehicle within seven days,
0:15:27 > 0:15:29otherwise we will do.
0:15:29 > 0:15:32We've had no reply back from the owner of the vehicle.
0:15:32 > 0:15:35So now it's D-Day.
0:15:35 > 0:15:38So, yesterday, I put a 24-hour notice on it,
0:15:38 > 0:15:40giving him 24 hours to remove it.
0:15:42 > 0:15:46I've been out there this morning to see if it's still there, and it is.
0:15:46 > 0:15:50The notice has since been ripped off the vehicle,
0:15:50 > 0:15:55so we're just going to see whether or not the vehicle's still there at 10.30.
0:15:55 > 0:15:57Operation Car Clearance is about to begin.
0:16:01 > 0:16:05Abandoned vehicles are surprisingly common in these parts.
0:16:05 > 0:16:09We can go out and see the vehicles, leave them on site for three weeks,
0:16:09 > 0:16:11go back and then the vehicles have gone.
0:16:11 > 0:16:14We, by law, have to leave them for three weeks on site
0:16:14 > 0:16:16before we can touch them,
0:16:16 > 0:16:19and then, usually, by the time we've got there,
0:16:19 > 0:16:21they've either been re-taxed
0:16:21 > 0:16:23or they've gone.
0:16:23 > 0:16:25It's a game of chance, really.
0:16:25 > 0:16:29Owners of untaxed cars are slapped with an £80 fine from the DVLA.
0:16:30 > 0:16:34But the owner of today's untaxed car has failed to pay
0:16:34 > 0:16:36and the car's still on the road.
0:16:37 > 0:16:39We've written to the registered keeper of it,
0:16:39 > 0:16:42their 24 hours is up now.
0:16:42 > 0:16:47So we are, by right, now allowed to remove the vehicle.
0:16:47 > 0:16:50Looks like it could be all over for this little hatch
0:16:50 > 0:16:53because here comes the car clearance cavalry.
0:16:58 > 0:17:00All your preps are done?
0:17:00 > 0:17:01All my preps are done, yeah.
0:17:01 > 0:17:03Basically, we just need for you now to pick it up,
0:17:03 > 0:17:07put it on the back of the truck and then secure it and away we go.
0:17:08 > 0:17:11But will it get a last-minute rescue from an angry owner?
0:17:14 > 0:17:16Yeah, sometimes, this now can be the point where,
0:17:16 > 0:17:20if we've got an owner of the vehicle, they may come out wondering
0:17:20 > 0:17:25why we're harnessing up their vehicle to take it away.
0:17:25 > 0:17:29Hopefully, they won't but, on the odd occasion, if they're around,
0:17:29 > 0:17:32they might come out. It depends whether they've listened to any of
0:17:32 > 0:17:35our advice and read the letters, et cetera.
0:17:35 > 0:17:37No last-minute reprieve.
0:17:37 > 0:17:42So the removal team can swing into action and swing the car onto the truck,
0:17:42 > 0:17:45much to the relief of the neighbours.
0:17:45 > 0:17:47Same as it always is. It's disgusting, it's disgraceful.
0:17:47 > 0:17:49We all have to pay our taxes,
0:17:49 > 0:17:52council taxes, car taxes, whatever it may be
0:17:52 > 0:17:56but, at the end of the day, if you don't pay, let them take it away.
0:17:56 > 0:17:59It's just wrong. If it ain't paid for, get it off the street.
0:18:02 > 0:18:04Everything's fine at the moment.
0:18:04 > 0:18:07We seem to have... I think they're going to swing it round,
0:18:07 > 0:18:10place it on the back of the truck.
0:18:10 > 0:18:14So there it is. The registered keeper of this car could be hit
0:18:14 > 0:18:16with an £80 fine from the DVLA.
0:18:19 > 0:18:21All right, thanks, Jim. Cheers.
0:18:22 > 0:18:26In seven days' time, we'll then give permission for the vehicle
0:18:26 > 0:18:28to go and get disposed of, crushed.
0:18:29 > 0:18:31So the countdown begins.
0:18:31 > 0:18:33But this owner never claimed their motor.
0:18:33 > 0:18:36So, yes, it ended up in the crusher.
0:18:43 > 0:18:47I'm on the highways of Wiltshire with traffic cop Jay Clifton.
0:18:48 > 0:18:52We're in Jay's unmarked car with a piece of kit that can read
0:18:52 > 0:18:56car number plates and flag any big DVLA no-nos.
0:18:56 > 0:19:00Driving without insurance or with an out-of-date MOT?
0:19:00 > 0:19:01This machine will spot it.
0:19:03 > 0:19:05Hoping that this will start picking some stuff up for me,
0:19:05 > 0:19:08bad light, isn't great for it.
0:19:08 > 0:19:11So, as the cars are coming up behind us, it's giving this lovely
0:19:11 > 0:19:13beam of infrared and is picking up everything.
0:19:13 > 0:19:14But you never know.
0:19:17 > 0:19:18'If the machine gets a hit,
0:19:18 > 0:19:21'Jay is empowered to issue an on-the-spot fine.
0:19:23 > 0:19:24'As the sun starts to set,
0:19:24 > 0:19:27'the camera locks onto a problem motor.'
0:19:30 > 0:19:31There you go - MOT expired.
0:19:31 > 0:19:33On which one?
0:19:33 > 0:19:35On the BMW. Ran out in March.
0:19:35 > 0:19:38Wow. So quite a while ago.
0:19:39 > 0:19:42- That's definitely March. - More than three months.
0:19:42 > 0:19:47'Driving without an MOT could mean an instant £100 fine.'
0:19:47 > 0:19:49I suppose there is always that element now that,
0:19:49 > 0:19:52- as you pull them over, anything could actually happen.- Yeah.
0:19:52 > 0:19:55- So it's not necessarily just an MOT, is it?- No.
0:19:55 > 0:19:57- But we'll see.- OK.
0:20:03 > 0:20:04Hello.
0:20:04 > 0:20:06I need to have a quick chat with you about your MOT.
0:20:08 > 0:20:11Do you have your driver's licence with you? Excellent.
0:20:11 > 0:20:13Come back to the car. We'll have a quick chat.
0:20:13 > 0:20:16The car's been stopped, no MOT. They look a little bit shocked.
0:20:17 > 0:20:20Take a seat. It's a bit safer over here.
0:20:22 > 0:20:26This says that the MOT expired on 17th March, 2016.
0:20:28 > 0:20:29It ran out in March.
0:20:30 > 0:20:32Have you had it done in the past week?
0:20:33 > 0:20:35No.
0:20:35 > 0:20:38'It's a surprisingly common offence.
0:20:38 > 0:20:42'According to a survey by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders,
0:20:42 > 0:20:46'one third of drivers admit to driving without an MOT.'
0:20:49 > 0:20:53'The car has come up as having had no MOT for three months.
0:20:53 > 0:20:57'So will this be a few words of warning or a financial penalty?'
0:21:00 > 0:21:02I'm going to have to point out it is an offence to drive
0:21:02 > 0:21:04a motor vehicle whilst having no valid MOT.
0:21:04 > 0:21:09The only lawful journey your car can make is to a pre-booked MOT.
0:21:09 > 0:21:11You must book it in.
0:21:12 > 0:21:15Just go very careful on your way back.
0:21:15 > 0:21:19'No points on his licence, but this driver's overdue MOT
0:21:19 > 0:21:22'has just cost him a £100 on-the-spot fine.'
0:21:23 > 0:21:25- Hiya.- Hi.
0:21:26 > 0:21:29What actually happened in the end?
0:21:30 > 0:21:31No MOT...
0:21:33 > 0:21:35I have to do it. It's expired. My fault.
0:21:35 > 0:21:39- Did you realise it had expired? - No, no.
0:21:39 > 0:21:40You forgot?
0:21:40 > 0:21:41Of course, I forgot.
0:21:41 > 0:21:43Do you feel a grudge about the fact you've just been given
0:21:43 > 0:21:45a penalty for that?
0:21:45 > 0:21:48No, it's the law.
0:21:48 > 0:21:49- Yes.- It's the law.
0:21:49 > 0:21:52We have to pass on the law.
0:21:52 > 0:21:53You do.
0:21:53 > 0:21:54This is the life, isn't it?
0:21:54 > 0:21:57- It's quite a lot of money, isn't it, for a simple mistake?- Yeah, but...
0:22:01 > 0:22:02..it's a fine.
0:22:02 > 0:22:05'It certainly is a fine. £100.
0:22:05 > 0:22:07'And I bet there's lots of people at home right now checking
0:22:07 > 0:22:09'their MOTs are up-to-date.'
0:22:09 > 0:22:12In this case, he's been given a fixed penalty notice for £100.
0:22:12 > 0:22:16There are no points on his licence, so he pays the fine within 28 days
0:22:16 > 0:22:17and that's the end of it.
0:22:17 > 0:22:21The only other thing he has to do now is get that MOT sorted out.
0:22:21 > 0:22:23I've asked him to produce his insurance, just so I can check it,
0:22:23 > 0:22:26but, other than that, we're all good.
0:22:35 > 0:22:38In Pendle, Lancashire, there's a stakeout.
0:22:40 > 0:22:43Matty Hargreaves and Jeff Brown are environmental crime officers
0:22:43 > 0:22:45for the local council.
0:22:45 > 0:22:48With the power to issue fines for things like littering
0:22:48 > 0:22:49and dog fouling.
0:22:49 > 0:22:52But first, they've got to spot the crime.
0:22:55 > 0:22:58Matty and Jeff are in Colne town centre
0:22:58 > 0:23:01and their patch includes its busy covered market.
0:23:01 > 0:23:07So if you litter here and they catch you, you could get a £75 fine.
0:23:07 > 0:23:10We're just in the middle of Colne town centre on patrol,
0:23:10 > 0:23:14looking for people not putting their litter in the bin and
0:23:14 > 0:23:16throwing it on the ground, littering.
0:23:18 > 0:23:20I think she's chucked it down the grate.
0:23:20 > 0:23:23Today, they're on the lookout for littering smokers.
0:23:23 > 0:23:26That's an offence of polluting the water course.
0:23:28 > 0:23:31- Just watching the girl in the leather jacket.- They've spotted a smoker.
0:23:31 > 0:23:34If her cigarette butt doesn't end up in a bin,
0:23:34 > 0:23:37she could end up with a £75 fine.
0:23:37 > 0:23:38But not this time.
0:23:38 > 0:23:40That's a good result.
0:23:40 > 0:23:42All that way to put it in the bin.
0:23:43 > 0:23:46Fag-butt stakeouts can be drawn-out affairs.
0:23:49 > 0:23:51That's the longest cigarette I've ever known.
0:23:54 > 0:23:58We're just observing a male on the balcony, smoking a cigarette.
0:23:58 > 0:24:00Just see what people do with the litter that they've got.
0:24:00 > 0:24:04If they don't dispose of it properly, that's when we'll speak to them.
0:24:06 > 0:24:07And he has put it in the bin.
0:24:09 > 0:24:12So it's a positive result and not a negative result.
0:24:14 > 0:24:16Another set of smokers.
0:24:17 > 0:24:20Oh, and she's ditched the butt.
0:24:22 > 0:24:24Caught in the act.
0:24:24 > 0:24:27It could be a £75 fine.
0:24:27 > 0:24:29They're keen to confront her right now.
0:24:31 > 0:24:32I just want to have a word outside.
0:24:32 > 0:24:33Thank you.
0:24:35 > 0:24:37Hiya. My name's Matthew Hargreaves.
0:24:37 > 0:24:40I'm an environmental crime officer for Pendle Borough Council.
0:24:40 > 0:24:42I just watched you smoking up here.
0:24:42 > 0:24:44I never give it a thought.
0:24:44 > 0:24:47When you finish smoking, you've thrown the fag and it's flown
0:24:47 > 0:24:49down there, which is an offence of littering.
0:24:49 > 0:24:51I just dropped it by mistake. Never give it a thought.
0:24:53 > 0:24:54Matty's seen her throw the butt
0:24:54 > 0:24:56and then she's confessed.
0:24:59 > 0:25:03They've proof of an offence but will that mean a fine?
0:25:03 > 0:25:08What happens now is I'll let my supervisor know what's happened
0:25:08 > 0:25:13and then you'll either receive a fixed penalty notice, which is a £75 fine,
0:25:13 > 0:25:14or you'll receive a caution.
0:25:14 > 0:25:18You'll receive a letter through the post regarding that.
0:25:18 > 0:25:21This woman will be getting hit for not using a litter bin.
0:25:21 > 0:25:24A fixed penalty notice of £75.
0:25:26 > 0:25:30She held her hands up and said, "Yeah, fair enough, you caught me."
0:25:30 > 0:25:33The council's taken a zero-tolerance approach to it.
0:25:33 > 0:25:37I think that it is justified, her getting the £75 fine.
0:25:37 > 0:25:39Yeah, I would think so.
0:25:39 > 0:25:41I don't usually do it. I put it in the ashtray.
0:25:41 > 0:25:45It is expensive, knowing that you're doing it by accident.
0:25:45 > 0:25:49Yeah, I would feel cross about it, especially when you're a single mum
0:25:49 > 0:25:52on the benefits and you've got to try and fork out all this money now.
0:25:52 > 0:25:55I definitely won't do it again.
0:25:55 > 0:25:58It will affect us hard, knowing I've got to pull £75 out to pay for it.
0:25:59 > 0:26:02I don't think it's harsh, no, cos there's plenty of bins around.
0:26:02 > 0:26:04There's a bin just there, from where they were stood down,
0:26:04 > 0:26:07and there's a bin just at the entrance, I think, to the market,
0:26:07 > 0:26:10so there's no real excuse for it.
0:26:19 > 0:26:21'I've come to the end of my apprenticeship with
0:26:21 > 0:26:23'the on-the-spot finers.'
0:26:23 > 0:26:27How do you feel about the fact you're picking up someone's poo?
0:26:27 > 0:26:28Quite shocking, really.
0:26:28 > 0:26:3095mph now.
0:26:30 > 0:26:31It's not going to be his lucky day, is it?
0:26:31 > 0:26:33'I've seen it all.'
0:26:33 > 0:26:37So you've left your wife and child on the hard shoulder of the motorway?
0:26:37 > 0:26:39What must be going through his mind right now?
0:26:39 > 0:26:40Oops.
0:26:40 > 0:26:42'Whether it's dodgy driving...'
0:26:42 > 0:26:43Blow. Keep going, keep going.
0:26:43 > 0:26:47OK, the legal limit's 35 and you've just blown 54, which is a failure.
0:26:47 > 0:26:50- '..or dumping...' - Why are your bins full?
0:26:50 > 0:26:53Because we have a lot of people in the house who create a lot of waste.
0:26:53 > 0:26:56Yeah, and you've got enough bins for 14 people.
0:26:56 > 0:26:57'..there's a fine to be had.'
0:26:57 > 0:27:01£80 for something which I didn't even know nothing about?
0:27:01 > 0:27:04If you can't get it done in 30 minutes, I'm seizing the vehicle.
0:27:04 > 0:27:07'And there's no telling how the culprits will react.'
0:27:07 > 0:27:09- Wipe that- BLEEP- smile off your face.
0:27:09 > 0:27:10I'm going to smile as long as I want to.
0:27:10 > 0:27:13I'm not going to need your permission or anyone else's.
0:27:13 > 0:27:15If you don't co-operate, I will call the police.
0:27:15 > 0:27:18Let me do my job here and then you can start swinging punches.
0:27:18 > 0:27:19You're not doing your job.
0:27:20 > 0:27:23- Go away. - No, I think you need to go away.
0:27:23 > 0:27:25I'm going away cos you're rude.
0:27:25 > 0:27:29'I've been all over the country with the people that hand them out.'
0:27:29 > 0:27:32You do realise it is a driver's license and not a Tesco Clubcard.
0:27:32 > 0:27:36It is not designed to collect as many points as humanly possible.
0:27:36 > 0:27:39'Let me tell you, they've got their work cut out.'
0:27:39 > 0:27:43- Do you know what? Everyone who's been through this- BLEEP- bin,
0:27:43 > 0:27:45get out the house now!
0:27:45 > 0:27:49Right, sir, this is something you need to argue with the council.
0:27:49 > 0:27:50Very happy chappie.
0:27:50 > 0:27:51'One thing's for sure,
0:27:51 > 0:27:55'it's never a dull day when you're out and about with the finers.'
0:27:56 > 0:27:59Do you think Mulder and Scully ever did something like this?
0:27:59 > 0:28:01'Until the next time.'
0:28:01 > 0:28:03I love maggots, the smell of maggots.
0:28:03 > 0:28:04You should bottle it.