0:00:01 > 0:00:03I bet you're not from around here, are you?
0:00:03 > 0:00:06Britain's motorways are a unique place to police.
0:00:08 > 0:00:09Is it an out-of-towner?
0:00:09 > 0:00:12- Where have you come from? - Uh, from Slovakia.
0:00:12 > 0:00:13From Slovakia?
0:00:13 > 0:00:15A constantly moving population...
0:00:15 > 0:00:20- Oh, yeah.- ..means the cops have to be prepared for anything...
0:00:20 > 0:00:21Just jump in.
0:00:21 > 0:00:23You are using two tonne of car, potentially,
0:00:23 > 0:00:25as a weapon to intimidate people.
0:00:25 > 0:00:27..from the reckless...
0:00:27 > 0:00:29They believe they've got several males on camera.
0:00:29 > 0:00:33He can't supervise you because he's as drunk as you.
0:00:33 > 0:00:34..to the desperate.
0:00:34 > 0:00:38FOREIGN ACCENT: We hungry, we sick, we hungry.
0:00:39 > 0:00:41In West Yorkshire,
0:00:41 > 0:00:45five motorways meet in one of Britain's busiest crossroads.
0:00:45 > 0:00:46Welcome to Bradford.
0:00:49 > 0:00:52On motorways, you've got such a transient population.
0:00:52 > 0:00:57It's down to the motorway cops to deal with this human traffic.
0:00:57 > 0:00:59Without us, there is nothing and it would be anarchy.
0:00:59 > 0:01:02It's 100mph 100% of the time.
0:01:14 > 0:01:18It's 7:00pm and PCs Craig Warner and Dan Kellet from the
0:01:18 > 0:01:22West Yorkshire Roads Policing Unit are on the M1 east of Leeds.
0:01:23 > 0:01:26They're monitoring the police radio.
0:01:26 > 0:01:30So far, it's a quiet night but not inside the patrol car.
0:01:30 > 0:01:32MUSIC PLAYS
0:01:32 > 0:01:34Got some proper '80s tunes going on at the minute.
0:01:36 > 0:01:40A lot of people think that police drive around in their cars
0:01:40 > 0:01:44and they just discuss police matters.
0:01:44 > 0:01:48'I don't think some people realise that we drive around and discuss'
0:01:48 > 0:01:54normal things such as taste in music or lack of taste in somebody's case.
0:01:54 > 0:01:56I like The Cure and all the...
0:01:56 > 0:01:58I suppose because we have grew up in the '80s.
0:01:58 > 0:02:01- I know you were already grown up in the '80s.- Oh!
0:02:03 > 0:02:05This is a good song from the '80s.
0:02:05 > 0:02:07SONG PLAYS
0:02:07 > 0:02:09- Is that Paul Hardcastle? - No.
0:02:11 > 0:02:12Blue Monday.
0:02:15 > 0:02:19MUSIC: "Blue Monday" by New Order
0:02:22 > 0:02:25You like to have a laugh cos you don't know what the day's
0:02:25 > 0:02:28going to involve. You don't know what's coming up next.
0:02:32 > 0:02:36At 9:25pm, a call finally arrives.
0:02:43 > 0:02:45Yeah.
0:02:55 > 0:02:58It's the first time I've come across a report of people
0:02:58 > 0:02:59hiding in the back of wagons.
0:03:00 > 0:03:04It's something you hear about and see on the telly and the news
0:03:04 > 0:03:06but it's not something I've ever dealt with.
0:03:06 > 0:03:08The truck stop is in North Yorkshire,
0:03:08 > 0:03:10a neighbouring force's area,
0:03:10 > 0:03:14but as Craig and Dan are the nearest cops, they respond to the call.
0:03:14 > 0:03:16Well, potentially,
0:03:16 > 0:03:19there could be some people in the back of the wagon or
0:03:19 > 0:03:25it could be quite simply that because the cab's go quite a bit back,
0:03:25 > 0:03:29could be quite simply that he's heard what he believes to be back there.
0:03:29 > 0:03:32It's always best to keep an open mind with these things,
0:03:32 > 0:03:34it could just be that the wagon driver's watching
0:03:34 > 0:03:38a DVD in the back of his cab and that's what's being heard.
0:03:38 > 0:03:41Whatever it is, Dan'll deal with it.
0:03:41 > 0:03:44No, we'll deal with it when we get there.
0:03:51 > 0:03:55- Which one? The one at our back? - The bigger one.- The bigger one?
0:03:55 > 0:03:56Right, we'll go have a look.
0:04:16 > 0:04:19You all right? Where you from then?
0:04:21 > 0:04:23Slovakia? Just jump out.
0:04:26 > 0:04:28Put your shoes on.
0:04:30 > 0:04:34- What are you carrying? - It's, uh...car seats.
0:04:34 > 0:04:37- Car seats?- Yeah, car...parts.
0:04:37 > 0:04:42- OK. Who locked up the doors? - My company.- Did you?
0:04:42 > 0:04:45- Were you there when they did it? - Yeah.- Is there a seal on the door?
0:04:45 > 0:04:48- Eh, seal is from my company. - OK, have you got the keys?
0:04:48 > 0:04:51And it's been sealed. See that?
0:04:51 > 0:04:53Stops anybody opening this bit.
0:04:58 > 0:04:59KNOCK FROM INSIDE WAGON
0:04:59 > 0:05:01- Ah.- Yeah, no problem.
0:05:01 > 0:05:03- Who's in there then? - Who's in there?
0:05:03 > 0:05:05- Uhh... - KNOCK FROM INSIDE WAGON CONTINUES
0:05:05 > 0:05:06Who's that then?
0:05:06 > 0:05:09- Just leave it one minute. - Inside?- Yeah, wait one minute.
0:05:09 > 0:05:12- I don't know. - Don't you?- Don't you know?
0:05:12 > 0:05:14Right, shall we sit him in the back of our car?
0:05:14 > 0:05:16FAINT VOICE FROM INSIDE WAGON
0:05:16 > 0:05:18You don't know how old they are, you don't know what condition
0:05:18 > 0:05:21they're in, if they've had any food, if they've had any drink.
0:05:21 > 0:05:23Have a sit in there for me.
0:05:23 > 0:05:27There's always a possibility that the driver is taking part in
0:05:27 > 0:05:30shipping these people over and he's fully aware that they're in there.
0:05:30 > 0:05:32When was it loaded?
0:05:32 > 0:05:35- Load this Monday.- Monday?
0:05:35 > 0:05:39Eh, it's been... Right.
0:05:39 > 0:05:42- So, three or four days? - Yeah.
0:05:42 > 0:05:45Can imagine it's been freezing cold in the back of there.
0:05:45 > 0:05:49You don't know if they've got any medical conditions to start with.
0:05:49 > 0:05:50As well as the stowaways' safety,
0:05:50 > 0:05:53Craig and Dan also need to think of their own.
0:05:53 > 0:05:56Just make North Yorkshire aware we haven't opened it yet,
0:05:56 > 0:05:58we're going to wait while Jinksy gets here
0:05:58 > 0:05:59then at last there's three of us.
0:05:59 > 0:06:01There could be 10, 12,
0:06:01 > 0:06:03there could be any number of people in the back of there
0:06:03 > 0:06:04that we don't know about
0:06:04 > 0:06:06and you're just thinking that the more of us
0:06:06 > 0:06:10there are to control the situation, the better it's going to be.
0:06:10 > 0:06:14VOICE FROM INSIDE WAGON
0:06:14 > 0:06:16We don't want people running out
0:06:16 > 0:06:19and over onto main motorway or even round here, there's wagons toing
0:06:19 > 0:06:24and froing and shunting around so just contain it as much as we can.
0:06:24 > 0:06:27While Dan and Craig wait for backup to secure the area...
0:06:31 > 0:06:35..25 miles away, motorway cops Michelle Rookes
0:06:35 > 0:06:38and Brian Harrison are on the M62 south of Bradford.
0:06:40 > 0:06:44During night-time, traffic falls by three quarters across the network.
0:06:46 > 0:06:49- We need to find something because we can't do this all night.- No, I know.
0:06:49 > 0:06:52I'll lose the will to live if he thinks we can just drive up
0:06:52 > 0:06:55and down A1 and truck stops.
0:06:56 > 0:06:58A good day's a busy day.
0:06:58 > 0:07:01I like to be busy, I like to go from job to job.
0:07:01 > 0:07:06Searching for that elusive job often means turning off the motorway.
0:07:06 > 0:07:09'We're heading towards Gomersal from Hunsworth'
0:07:09 > 0:07:11and as we're heading up the hill,
0:07:11 > 0:07:14we see the vehicle coming towards us.
0:07:14 > 0:07:15He should have given way.
0:07:15 > 0:07:19It only takes that one little thing to sort of like make your ears
0:07:19 > 0:07:20prick up or possibly think,
0:07:20 > 0:07:22"Hang on, we need to be having a look at this,
0:07:22 > 0:07:24"something's not quite right here."
0:07:24 > 0:07:28So, we're just going to see if we can catch up to it and...
0:07:28 > 0:07:30find out who's driving it.
0:07:32 > 0:07:36But by the time they turn around, the car has gone.
0:07:36 > 0:07:38There's three options open to us.
0:07:38 > 0:07:40It's either going straight down, left or right.
0:07:40 > 0:07:44'So, what we're looking for now is the tail-lights of the vehicle.'
0:07:44 > 0:07:45That could be it there.
0:07:48 > 0:07:50- That's it. - Yeah, that's the one.
0:07:57 > 0:07:59RADIO CHATTER
0:08:03 > 0:08:04'When I approached the driver...'
0:08:04 > 0:08:06- Hiya, is it your car? - Yeah.
0:08:06 > 0:08:09..I've smelt the intoxicants more or less straightaway on him.
0:08:09 > 0:08:12- Have you got your driving license with you?- No, it's at home.
0:08:12 > 0:08:14All right, come and take a seat with us.
0:08:16 > 0:08:18Just take a seat in back of car for us.
0:08:18 > 0:08:21You just get the general feeling that somebody's heavily
0:08:21 > 0:08:22influenced by alcohol.
0:08:22 > 0:08:26It's not just the smell, it's the other telltale signs.
0:08:26 > 0:08:28Michelle knows a lot about drink-driving
0:08:28 > 0:08:30and not just from being a cop.
0:08:30 > 0:08:31There you go, take a seat in there.
0:08:31 > 0:08:35Before she was a police officer, she worked behind a bar.
0:08:35 > 0:08:36On more than one occasion,
0:08:36 > 0:08:41I have refused to serve people who I thought were either A,
0:08:41 > 0:08:44too drunk, or B, if I knew that
0:08:44 > 0:08:48they'd parked up in the car park.
0:08:48 > 0:08:5140 years ago, 30 years ago, it was probably more acceptable
0:08:51 > 0:08:56but I have little sympathy for people that drink and drive.
0:08:56 > 0:08:58- What's your name?- Paul.
0:08:58 > 0:09:01- Paul?- Paul Chambers. - Right, is it your car?
0:09:01 > 0:09:05- No, it's my girlfriend's. - Right. Are you insured to drive it?
0:09:05 > 0:09:08Yeah, I'm on... I'm a named driver.
0:09:08 > 0:09:10And I'm a provisional.
0:09:10 > 0:09:13- BOTH: You've got a provisional? - Yeah, I've got a provisional.
0:09:13 > 0:09:15- What about the lad in the car? - How much have you had to drink?
0:09:15 > 0:09:17I've had a couple of beers, yeah.
0:09:17 > 0:09:21Before they breathalyse the driver, Michelle checks out the passenger.
0:09:23 > 0:09:25- Hiya, fella.- Hello.
0:09:25 > 0:09:27- Are you supervising him driving? - Sorry?
0:09:27 > 0:09:29He's got a provisional license.
0:09:31 > 0:09:33- You can't supervise anyone.- No.
0:09:33 > 0:09:36- Have you got a full licence? - No.- No.
0:09:39 > 0:09:43No, he hasn't got a full licence and he's leathered as well so...
0:09:43 > 0:09:47- But he said that he had a licence. - Right, Paul, listen to me now.- Yeah.
0:09:47 > 0:09:50Right, if you've got a provisional licence which we've yet to
0:09:50 > 0:09:52check on, you're still not driving in accordance with
0:09:52 > 0:09:56the terms of your licence because you don't have L plates on, OK?
0:09:56 > 0:09:57- No, I did have.- And...
0:09:57 > 0:09:59- Sorry, I did have L plates on but they've fallen off.- And...
0:09:59 > 0:10:01That's what they all say.
0:10:01 > 0:10:02Honestly, I promise you now.
0:10:02 > 0:10:04Well, there's two bottles of Lambrini in footwell.
0:10:04 > 0:10:06No, that's...that's where they've gone.
0:10:06 > 0:10:11Nine times out of ten, they're not going to turn around
0:10:11 > 0:10:13and readily accept that they're over the limit.
0:10:13 > 0:10:16They're going to try and sit in the back of the vehicle and try
0:10:16 > 0:10:17and blag it.
0:10:17 > 0:10:18- And...- I promise you now.
0:10:18 > 0:10:20He's told me he doesn't have a licence,
0:10:20 > 0:10:22we've yet to do a check on that, but even if he did, he can't
0:10:22 > 0:10:25supervise you because he's slurring his words more than you are.
0:10:25 > 0:10:28He isn't a mate then, he's getting chuffed off then.
0:10:28 > 0:10:30- Chuffed off. - He'll be walking home anyway, mate.
0:10:30 > 0:10:32I'm not going to swear at you.
0:10:32 > 0:10:34- Where does he live? - I don't even know.
0:10:34 > 0:10:36Whilst you are on the insurance,
0:10:36 > 0:10:38you're driving otherwise in accordance with a licence
0:10:38 > 0:10:42so given that, the vehicle will be seized, OK?
0:10:42 > 0:10:45And obviously, we're looking at more offences should you provide
0:10:45 > 0:10:47a positive breath sample.
0:10:47 > 0:10:52The thing is he probably thinks that he's coming across as being...
0:10:52 > 0:10:55relatively normal but when you're stone-cold sober
0:10:55 > 0:10:57and he's obviously consumed a large amount of alcohol,
0:10:57 > 0:11:00it's so obvious to us but he won't be able to see it.
0:11:00 > 0:11:02Right, mate, what I need you to do
0:11:02 > 0:11:07when I tell you is to make a tight seal round the thin bit of the
0:11:07 > 0:11:10tube and blow like you're blowing a balloon up until I say stop.
0:11:10 > 0:11:12All right? Deep breath, mate, any time you're ready.
0:11:12 > 0:11:16Keep going, steady, steady. Keep going, keep going. That's it.
0:11:16 > 0:11:17You can stop.
0:11:18 > 0:11:20RADIO CHATTER
0:11:22 > 0:11:23BREATHALYSER BEEPS
0:11:23 > 0:11:27OK, you've failed, mate, so you're under arrest on suspicion
0:11:27 > 0:11:30of driving with over the prescribed limit of alcohol in your breath.
0:11:30 > 0:11:31I'll have to caution you...
0:11:31 > 0:11:33- What is it? - ..that you don't have to say anything
0:11:33 > 0:11:36but it may harm your defence if you don't mention when questioned...
0:11:36 > 0:11:40- Yeah, yeah, fair enough. - Hang on a sec. Hang on now.
0:11:40 > 0:11:42I've forgot where I were now. I'll have to start again.
0:11:42 > 0:11:44That's crap, is that.
0:11:47 > 0:11:52Simon, your mate's locked up and the vehicle's getting seized, OK?
0:11:52 > 0:11:56- So, I'm afraid it's a long walk home for you.- Where?
0:11:56 > 0:11:58Wherever you live, I don't know where you live.
0:11:58 > 0:11:59Yeah, come on then.
0:11:59 > 0:12:02The passenger finds himself without a lift.
0:12:04 > 0:12:08He didn't even know where he was, he was that drunk.
0:12:08 > 0:12:10BOTTLES CLINK
0:12:16 > 0:12:20The car, which belongs to Paul's girlfriend, will be towed away.
0:12:22 > 0:12:27When he goes home and he tells her what's happened, oh, I just can't...
0:12:27 > 0:12:31She's going to break down, I promise you, she is. I can't believe it.
0:12:31 > 0:12:37I feel like just... If you didn't have safety locks, I'd jump out.
0:12:37 > 0:12:39'People always blame us.'
0:12:39 > 0:12:42It's like, well, no, mate, I didn't pour the alcohol down your neck
0:12:42 > 0:12:45and I didn't press your foot on the accelerator.
0:12:46 > 0:12:49I remember stopping a gentlemen driving his four young
0:12:49 > 0:12:53children home after spending the entire day in the pub
0:12:53 > 0:12:55and he literally fell out of that van and then
0:12:55 > 0:12:58when I arrested him, his attitude was,
0:12:58 > 0:13:04"Have you nothing better to do? It's only drink-driving."
0:13:04 > 0:13:08I'll tell you now everything won't seem quite as bad in the morning.
0:13:09 > 0:13:12While Paul contemplates a night in the cells
0:13:12 > 0:13:15and facing his girlfriend the next morning...
0:13:17 > 0:13:21..at Wetherby services, officers Craig Warner and Dan Kellet's
0:13:21 > 0:13:25suspected stowaways are still contained in the back of the truck.
0:13:27 > 0:13:30Backup is arriving to ensure the trailer can be opened safely
0:13:30 > 0:13:32and securely.
0:13:32 > 0:13:33How do?
0:13:33 > 0:13:35Loaded and sealed on Monday in Slovakia.
0:13:35 > 0:13:36- Where's he going to? - I don't know.
0:13:36 > 0:13:39And he says it hasn't been touched since.
0:13:39 > 0:13:41We don't know what we're going to find out, how long they've been
0:13:41 > 0:13:45in there, what they're going to be like when you do get the doors open.
0:13:51 > 0:13:53Oh, look at you lot.
0:13:56 > 0:13:59- What's up with him?- I bet you're not from around here, are you?
0:13:59 > 0:14:00'It's not what you expect to see'
0:14:00 > 0:14:03when you come on duty at the start of the day.
0:14:03 > 0:14:05Two people hiding in the back of a wagon.
0:14:05 > 0:14:08'One of them was obviously more dishevelled than the other one.'
0:14:10 > 0:14:14It's not something we normally see because where we work,
0:14:14 > 0:14:16we're in the middle of the country
0:14:16 > 0:14:19and I think the vast majority of them are found at the port.
0:14:19 > 0:14:22You, sit up. Put your hands there.
0:14:26 > 0:14:28Nice accent. Come on, out.
0:14:33 > 0:14:36- We're going to have check t'other one.- Yeah.
0:14:36 > 0:14:38Obviously, cos we've found two though,
0:14:38 > 0:14:40we're going to have to check further.
0:14:41 > 0:14:44Can we stick these in a car somewhere or something
0:14:44 > 0:14:48and then we'll search rest of the van, wagon.
0:14:48 > 0:14:51You don't know how many people that have come across with him
0:14:51 > 0:14:52so, obviously, we've got
0:14:52 > 0:14:54to do our best to make sure that there's nobody else.
0:14:54 > 0:14:57We'll put one in yours, I'll put one in Jinksy's.
0:14:57 > 0:14:59Go on.
0:15:00 > 0:15:02Hang on, I'm just going to get my torch out.
0:15:04 > 0:15:05That'll do for me, then.
0:15:08 > 0:15:12So, you realise we found two people in the back of your wagon?
0:15:12 > 0:15:13No, I don't know, because...
0:15:13 > 0:15:18- You don't know?- No.- Did you load it? - Uh, I check in the...
0:15:20 > 0:15:22In Calais port,
0:15:22 > 0:15:26and everything was OK. I...
0:15:26 > 0:15:28Right. Unfortunately, you're probably going to have to come
0:15:28 > 0:15:31and answer some questions about it.
0:15:31 > 0:15:34- OK.- OK? We'll sort it out. Don't worry.
0:15:34 > 0:15:37Our consideration now changes to their welfare
0:15:37 > 0:15:40as much as anything else.
0:15:40 > 0:15:44The young men claim to have travelled across Europe from Iran.
0:15:44 > 0:15:47The cops suspect they're in the UK to seek asylum.
0:15:47 > 0:15:51We've got a wagon up at Wetherby Services from Slovakia.
0:15:51 > 0:15:54In the back of the wagon are two Iranian gentlemen,
0:15:54 > 0:15:57so we're going to take them to Harrogate.
0:15:57 > 0:16:01In 2013, nearly 3,000 Iranians claimed asylum,
0:16:01 > 0:16:05more than from any other country other than Pakistan.
0:16:05 > 0:16:07I think it's sad that they've been stuck in the back of a wagon
0:16:07 > 0:16:10for the best part of a week.
0:16:10 > 0:16:11I don't know their circumstances.
0:16:11 > 0:16:13It's a sad state of affairs if you've got to hide
0:16:13 > 0:16:17in the back of a truck for four days to get into this country.
0:16:17 > 0:16:20As this truck stop is in the North Yorkshire area, the men will be
0:16:20 > 0:16:24taken to nearby Harrogate Police Station for processing.
0:16:24 > 0:16:27Craig and Dan, who are with the West Yorkshire force,
0:16:27 > 0:16:29tag along to help with the investigation.
0:16:30 > 0:16:33- Do you know where Harrogate Police station is?- No.
0:16:34 > 0:16:38I'm going...a rough stab in the dark of Harrogate.
0:16:38 > 0:16:39We're going to follow this lad.
0:16:49 > 0:16:51- Just to the right?- Yeah...
0:16:51 > 0:16:53There you go. In this one.
0:16:53 > 0:16:55The two stowaways will be given a hot meal
0:16:55 > 0:16:59and a place to rest before being questioned by immigration officers.
0:17:02 > 0:17:03Sit down.
0:17:04 > 0:17:06The men claim to be from Iran,
0:17:06 > 0:17:09but they seem to have no idea where they are.
0:17:09 > 0:17:11Do you want them off? Are you all right?
0:17:11 > 0:17:13England?
0:17:15 > 0:17:19- Where did you think you were going? - I don't know. We're England?
0:17:19 > 0:17:22- Are you sure?- Yeah.
0:17:22 > 0:17:25I am shocked. You say here England...
0:17:29 > 0:17:32THEY SPEAK IN OWN LANGUAGE
0:17:34 > 0:17:40- He said, "I think it's Swede Land." Not England, Sweden.- Sweden?
0:17:40 > 0:17:42Yeah, Sweden.
0:17:42 > 0:17:43They're not bothered where they're going.
0:17:43 > 0:17:46All they're bothered about is that they're not going to Iran,
0:17:46 > 0:17:49so they're just quite happy to get out of that country.
0:17:49 > 0:17:51We're hungry, we're sick, we're hungry.
0:17:51 > 0:17:54Tap-tap, three days, two days, tap-tap, no stop.
0:17:56 > 0:17:57No stop.
0:17:59 > 0:18:02For somebody to go to the lengths that they've gone to,
0:18:02 > 0:18:05to take the risks that they've taken,
0:18:05 > 0:18:07you've got to be pretty
0:18:07 > 0:18:13desperate to...to want to leave a country or leave a place.
0:18:13 > 0:18:17I don't know what level I'd have to get to, to be that desperate.
0:18:20 > 0:18:24On a motorway network, you've got such a transient population.
0:18:24 > 0:18:27Because we're the centre of England we've got a crossover point
0:18:27 > 0:18:28going east to west and north to south,
0:18:28 > 0:18:31so you've got people that are travelling from A to B every day.
0:18:31 > 0:18:34You've got people that'll come over to the UK
0:18:34 > 0:18:36visiting from any other country.
0:18:36 > 0:18:38If you're working in a division,
0:18:38 > 0:18:41quite often you'll get to know the local people.
0:18:41 > 0:18:43On the motorway you don't have that.
0:18:43 > 0:18:46It's very rare where you'll come across the same person twice.
0:18:53 > 0:18:5620 miles away, motorway cop Andrew Gudgeon is leaving
0:18:56 > 0:18:59Bradford at the beginning of a night shift.
0:18:59 > 0:19:03The motorway, it's its own completely unique environment.
0:19:04 > 0:19:09People coming to and from, passing through as quickly as possible.
0:19:09 > 0:19:12It's 100 mile an hour, 100% of the time.
0:19:12 > 0:19:16You cannot have a relaxing moment on the motorway. It doesn't exist.
0:19:16 > 0:19:21At the end of the day, we are it. We are the last line.
0:19:21 > 0:19:24We care deeply about what we do.
0:19:24 > 0:19:25We enjoy what we do,
0:19:25 > 0:19:28and without us there is nothing and it would be anarchy.
0:19:28 > 0:19:30Five miles south,
0:19:30 > 0:19:34a Highways Agency camera is watching a slip road of the M62.
0:19:36 > 0:19:39Out of nowhere, a car hits railings at 100mph.
0:19:41 > 0:19:45The vehicle crashed at such velocity that you can see the sparks that have
0:19:45 > 0:19:51come up from it, and they've left big gouge marks on the road surface.
0:19:51 > 0:19:53The driver and passenger spill out onto the road,
0:19:53 > 0:19:57seemingly oblivious to the dangers from cars flying past.
0:19:59 > 0:20:04Fleet 132. I'm going to go down to the M606 motorway southbound
0:20:04 > 0:20:08as it joins the M62 west.
0:20:13 > 0:20:15But instead of waiting for help,
0:20:15 > 0:20:17for some reason they run across the busy motorway.
0:20:20 > 0:20:24This incident's now changed from a simple accident and turned into
0:20:24 > 0:20:27something now where you're suspicious about these people's action.
0:20:27 > 0:20:29What are they doing? Why are they running?
0:20:30 > 0:20:33PC Craig Taylor is one of the first cops to arrive,
0:20:33 > 0:20:35and immediately sets off in pursuit.
0:20:40 > 0:20:43I'm out on foot. At that stage I'm alone.
0:20:43 > 0:20:45You don't know what you're up against, you don't know
0:20:45 > 0:20:48if they've got weapons, you don't know if they're violent,
0:20:48 > 0:20:52you don't know if they're under the influence of drink or drugs.
0:20:52 > 0:20:56While Craig searches, Andrew arrives to help secure the crash scene.
0:20:58 > 0:20:59What's it hit?
0:21:01 > 0:21:03- A cone by the barrier.- Yeah. - They've come round too fast...- Yeah.
0:21:03 > 0:21:05..which has done all that damage,
0:21:05 > 0:21:07and they've slid all the way down here to a resting point.
0:21:07 > 0:21:09Right, so they've hit the railings.
0:21:09 > 0:21:11Without the guard rails,
0:21:11 > 0:21:15the car and people in it would be in the woods 40 feet below.
0:21:17 > 0:21:20Is there anything inside the vehicle that might assist us?
0:21:20 > 0:21:22- We've got a wage slip.- Oh, right.
0:21:22 > 0:21:23- It matches the PNC keeper. - Oh, right.
0:21:23 > 0:21:24But none of it's local.
0:21:24 > 0:21:27Obviously, we're trying to think who owns the car,
0:21:27 > 0:21:30who was in the car and why have they run off? Are they wanted?
0:21:30 > 0:21:33Are they burglars? Have they got drugs?
0:21:33 > 0:21:35- Is it an out-of-towner?- Yeah.
0:21:36 > 0:21:39- So we don't know yet.- Wiltshire or... Well, he works in Calne.
0:21:39 > 0:21:41That's his name.
0:21:41 > 0:21:44Right. It's whether it's erm...whether it has been stolen.
0:21:44 > 0:21:46- We don't know yet, do we? - We've got a key.
0:21:46 > 0:21:48We've got a key, but why have they run?
0:21:48 > 0:21:49That's what we're thinking, ain't it?
0:21:51 > 0:21:53It's gone off on a side...
0:21:53 > 0:21:55- There's blood on... - He's not wearing his belt, is he?
0:21:55 > 0:21:57- No, they're plugged in.- Yeah.
0:21:57 > 0:22:00It's amazing that they can walk out and run off.
0:22:00 > 0:22:01And when you look inside,
0:22:01 > 0:22:04on the passenger side there's quiet a considerable amount of blood
0:22:04 > 0:22:06that's been left where the airbag has been deployed.
0:22:06 > 0:22:09So, however who was in the passenger seat has obviously got some
0:22:09 > 0:22:12sort of head or facial injury and we don't know how serious that is.
0:22:12 > 0:22:16So, obviously that's a concern in itself for their own welfare.
0:22:16 > 0:22:20Somebody out of that car has done incredibly well to get out
0:22:20 > 0:22:24with them injuries and make their way through the woods.
0:22:24 > 0:22:26Craig is still alone searching for the men.
0:22:28 > 0:22:30It's actually pitch black,
0:22:30 > 0:22:33you can't see two foot in front of you, really.
0:22:33 > 0:22:36I'm apprehensive, I'm nervous, thinking,
0:22:36 > 0:22:38"I don't know that to expect here."
0:22:38 > 0:22:4120 minutes since the search began,
0:22:41 > 0:22:43the cops on the ground have some help.
0:22:43 > 0:22:44POLICE RADIO CHATTER
0:22:44 > 0:22:47we've got the helicopter up above now searching these people,
0:22:47 > 0:22:50and they believe they've got several males on camera
0:22:50 > 0:22:52hiding in undergrowth.
0:22:52 > 0:22:55HELICOPTER UNIT: We're overhead. We've got four huddled together.
0:22:55 > 0:22:58Just off the A58, off junction 26.
0:23:00 > 0:23:02Using an infrared camera
0:23:02 > 0:23:04the helicopter unit can see what Craig can't.
0:23:08 > 0:23:11I think you might have just gone under the footbridge.
0:23:11 > 0:23:13You need to go back. You've gone too far.
0:23:13 > 0:23:16You need to turn off the left before the footbridge.
0:23:16 > 0:23:19But if coming from that bridge, it might spook them.
0:23:19 > 0:23:22In fact, they are just starting to move a little bit.
0:23:25 > 0:23:26Without ground support,
0:23:26 > 0:23:29Craig's chance of catching the men are fading.
0:23:29 > 0:23:31Every minute's crucial.
0:23:31 > 0:23:33The last thing I want them to do is
0:23:33 > 0:23:35to be able to get back into the woods.
0:23:35 > 0:23:37They run towards a footbridge
0:23:37 > 0:23:39and a possible escape route back across the motorway.
0:23:39 > 0:23:42I think we're going to need a pincer approach on this one.
0:23:44 > 0:23:46With the four men on the brink of escape.
0:23:48 > 0:23:52Six miles away at Dewsbury Station,
0:23:52 > 0:23:55PCs Michelle Rookes and Brian Harrison
0:23:55 > 0:23:59have brought their drink drive suspect in for processing.
0:23:59 > 0:24:04- Do you agree to provide two specimens of breath for analyses?- Yeah.
0:24:04 > 0:24:07These officers are going to go through the procedure with you.
0:24:07 > 0:24:09Yeah.
0:24:09 > 0:24:11I had a glass of Lambrini before I went out.
0:24:11 > 0:24:12Let's go to the machine now!
0:24:12 > 0:24:14And let's see if I blow.
0:24:14 > 0:24:17And it will blow, end off. Right? Fair enough.
0:24:17 > 0:24:20We'll be taking your fingerprints and photograph.
0:24:20 > 0:24:22I made a mistake, yeah.
0:24:22 > 0:24:25I shouldn't have drunk Lambrini before I went out.
0:24:25 > 0:24:28And obviously ten minutes later these guys pulled me.
0:24:28 > 0:24:33When you first get them in the car, they're all matey. "Yes, officer.
0:24:33 > 0:24:35"Oh, yeah."
0:24:35 > 0:24:39At the point then when they realise that it's not going to go their way,
0:24:39 > 0:24:44that's when the attitude can change somewhat.
0:24:44 > 0:24:47- I'm not doing it.- You're not doing what?- Blowing.
0:24:47 > 0:24:49If you don't blow, you'll get done. It's as simple as that.
0:24:49 > 0:24:51But if you blow, you might be under.
0:24:51 > 0:24:54I will be under, I know that! I've had half a g...
0:24:54 > 0:24:58Uh... Maybe... A pint's that big, isn't it?
0:24:58 > 0:25:01Just under that pint there, yeah. And a glass of Lambrini.
0:25:01 > 0:25:04He's basically saying, "I'm not going to give you a sample.
0:25:04 > 0:25:06"I'm not going to blow in."
0:25:06 > 0:25:10Obviously, people that fail to provide will receive a ban anyway.
0:25:10 > 0:25:14So, it's in your best interest to give a sample of breath.
0:25:14 > 0:25:17I think I will, mate, cos I feel dizzy, man.
0:25:17 > 0:25:19- What?- I feel dizzy.
0:25:19 > 0:25:21You seem absolutely 100% fine to me.
0:25:21 > 0:25:23You're absolutely fine, Paul. Come on.
0:25:27 > 0:25:29- I feel dizzy. - We'll get you a chair then.
0:25:29 > 0:25:31Yeah, please.
0:25:31 > 0:25:32I'll go get you a chair.
0:25:32 > 0:25:35- Just stand up and stop being daft. - I feel dizzy!
0:25:35 > 0:25:39- But you're not. You're just playing up.- I'm not!- Yeah, you are.
0:25:47 > 0:25:49Can you do me a favour, can you get me a chair?
0:25:52 > 0:25:54Are you coming round now?
0:25:55 > 0:25:58You're the only person I know who's fainted who's put their hand out on
0:25:58 > 0:26:02the floor to stop themselves from hurting their head.
0:26:02 > 0:26:03I feel a bit all right.
0:26:03 > 0:26:07- That's great.- All right.- Great.
0:26:07 > 0:26:09He needs to brush up on his acting skills, in my opinion,
0:26:09 > 0:26:12- if he's going to try that one. - Honestly, I feel dizzy now.
0:26:12 > 0:26:14I'll tell you what, if you just keep calm,
0:26:14 > 0:26:17stop shouting and all that, and stay calm, you'll be all right.
0:26:17 > 0:26:20I'm all right. I promise you. I'm all right now.
0:26:20 > 0:26:24Get a hold of that. Take a deep breath. Steady. Now blow. Keep going.
0:26:24 > 0:26:27Keep going. Keep going. No, no, no.
0:26:27 > 0:26:29You're not listening to us.
0:26:29 > 0:26:34Some people will also try and manipulate the device.
0:26:34 > 0:26:38They'll pause, they'll stop, they'll suck on the tube instead of blowing.
0:26:38 > 0:26:42They won't blow hard enough. So they'll all come up with a failure.
0:26:42 > 0:26:43Just take your time.
0:26:44 > 0:26:47Keep going. Keep going. Keep going.
0:26:47 > 0:26:49- No, you did it again. - Oh!
0:26:49 > 0:26:50Sorry, mate, sorry.
0:26:54 > 0:26:58- Sorry.- Steady. Just blow steady. Don't blow so hard. Just steady.
0:26:58 > 0:27:00Keep going.
0:27:00 > 0:27:02- No.- Oh, sorry.
0:27:02 > 0:27:03I'm sorry. I promise you.
0:27:03 > 0:27:06You don't have to say sorry to me, it's not me who's going to get done.
0:27:06 > 0:27:08Please, I'm sorry. Let me have it last time.
0:27:08 > 0:27:12It takes a while, but we will get there eventually.
0:27:12 > 0:27:14Keep going.
0:27:14 > 0:27:18Keep going. Keep going.
0:27:18 > 0:27:21- Stop! That's it. Lovely.- Well done.
0:27:21 > 0:27:22Sit on there, Paul.
0:27:22 > 0:27:25Paul, from what you've said to me, you sound, to me,
0:27:25 > 0:27:27like you know a little bit about this,
0:27:27 > 0:27:29ie, what the drink drive levels are, yeah.
0:27:29 > 0:27:3135, ain't it?
0:27:31 > 0:27:34It's 35 micrograms of alcohol in 100ml of breath.
0:27:34 > 0:27:36- 35. Get up you!- No, hang on.
0:27:36 > 0:27:40That's the simulator check, it isn't your breath samples.
0:27:40 > 0:27:42Honestly, yeah, all I've had, right?
0:27:42 > 0:27:44Listen. It's 77, 78.
0:27:44 > 0:27:46- I'm over.- You're over, mate.
0:27:46 > 0:27:49You're looking at over twice the legal limit.
0:27:49 > 0:27:51Do you want to have a copy of that?
0:27:51 > 0:27:53I want a doctor before I smash...
0:27:53 > 0:27:55Hang on. Listen.
0:27:55 > 0:27:58- Paul, you need to sign these copies. - I'm off!- Just take a seat.
0:27:58 > 0:28:00I'm going to smash me head against that wall.
0:28:00 > 0:28:03When I get in that cell, I'm going to damage myself, watch.
0:28:03 > 0:28:06I don't really know what they hope to achieve by it.
0:28:06 > 0:28:09Under no circumstances you're going to turn around and say,
0:28:09 > 0:28:12"OK, then, we'll just release you and let you go then."
0:28:12 > 0:28:17It's probably dawned on him now the seriousness of what he's done.
0:28:17 > 0:28:20I want another reading in another hour, or whatever.
0:28:20 > 0:28:23He probably won't remember half of it in the morning.
0:28:28 > 0:28:32On the M62, PC Craig Taylor is searching for four men
0:28:32 > 0:28:37who've mysteriously run from the car they crashed at high-speed.
0:28:37 > 0:28:41Info is sketchy, but one of them may be injured.
0:28:41 > 0:28:46My main priority is life or limb, and every minute could be critical.
0:28:46 > 0:28:49600 feet above them, the police helicopter team
0:28:49 > 0:28:51are coordinating the plan to catch the men.
0:28:51 > 0:28:54HELICOPTER UNIT: Can I just get a unit, if there's others coming to this,
0:28:54 > 0:28:58to go to Snelsins Road, off Bradford Road,
0:28:58 > 0:29:01off junction 26, to get onto the cycle way
0:29:01 > 0:29:04to come up towards the A58.
0:29:12 > 0:29:15The men attempt to hide from the cops.
0:29:16 > 0:29:18But with backup closing in, they split up.
0:29:31 > 0:29:34We're leaving the scene as Cameron's got that under control and contained,
0:29:34 > 0:29:37and making our way down now to see if we can be any of assistance
0:29:37 > 0:29:39down there with Craig.
0:29:48 > 0:29:50MALE: There's three officers together.
0:29:50 > 0:29:54At last, a second ground unit moves to cut off the escape route.
0:29:54 > 0:30:00- FEMALE:- If units could start moving a little bit quickly up.
0:30:00 > 0:30:03Two are still on the bridge. There's two...
0:30:03 > 0:30:05coming quite quickly.
0:30:05 > 0:30:08If you can start moving up to the 62 that'll be good.
0:30:10 > 0:30:14I knew now, I'm just in the tree line now,
0:30:14 > 0:30:16I know that they're coming on to the bridge.
0:30:16 > 0:30:18Craig moves in to make the arrest.
0:30:20 > 0:30:23I think Romeo Tango 6-0's talking to two.
0:30:23 > 0:30:28I could smell intoxicants. They were a bit...strange in their demeanour.
0:30:28 > 0:30:32There's two just coming off the bridge.
0:30:32 > 0:30:35Still coming towards the Cleckheaton side.
0:30:35 > 0:30:37With two detained by Craig,
0:30:37 > 0:30:39the other pair try a different route out.
0:30:49 > 0:30:52We do look like we've got four 112s.
0:31:02 > 0:31:05Just looking for the other units who are here now.
0:31:05 > 0:31:06You can see the police vehicles,
0:31:06 > 0:31:10so this is where the males have been detained.
0:31:16 > 0:31:18'Could see two of them had injuries.'
0:31:18 > 0:31:21You know, seemed a little bit confused,
0:31:21 > 0:31:24which was to be expected, you know, the shock of the crash.
0:31:24 > 0:31:28The men are Lithuanian, in the UK perfectly legally.
0:31:28 > 0:31:32The question is, what did they run?
0:31:32 > 0:31:36We've four detained. Two appear not to be that drunk.
0:31:36 > 0:31:39Then we've got two - this one and another guy who was actually
0:31:39 > 0:31:42telling us right now that he was driver. However,
0:31:42 > 0:31:45evidentially, we need to be happy about that,
0:31:45 > 0:31:49so both guys are coming in cos they're over the limit.
0:31:49 > 0:31:51It seems the men ran from the crash
0:31:51 > 0:31:53because the driver had been drinking.
0:31:53 > 0:31:55'They actually turned around to me'
0:31:55 > 0:31:59and said, "I'm not bothered that you've got me.
0:31:59 > 0:32:01"I'm just grateful that I'm not dead."
0:32:01 > 0:32:03I think I die.
0:32:03 > 0:32:06God saved me, saved my life.
0:32:06 > 0:32:10The injured passenger and the driver are taken to the station.
0:32:10 > 0:32:13Very happy. It's another drink driver off the road.
0:32:13 > 0:32:16A good day for me is...
0:32:16 > 0:32:20going home where no-one's injured, initially.
0:32:20 > 0:32:26A very good day is going home where no-one's injured or seriously injured
0:32:26 > 0:32:29and you catch someone in these circumstances drink-driving.
0:32:31 > 0:32:35Andrew offers the two remaining passengers a lift.
0:32:35 > 0:32:38Right, you want to go to a petrol station, boys?
0:32:38 > 0:32:40- Yeah, nearest petrol station, please.- Just up here.
0:32:46 > 0:32:48We are very, very lucky.
0:32:48 > 0:32:53- Yeah, very lucky.- Did you see that car?- Yes, you are lucky to be alive.
0:32:53 > 0:32:55- But we can die, all die.- Yes.
0:32:55 > 0:32:58Obviously they're breathing a massive sigh of relief
0:32:58 > 0:33:01that they're OK. They kept their sense of humour, at least.
0:33:01 > 0:33:03What name of that city?
0:33:03 > 0:33:08- Here?- Yeah.- Bradford.- Bradford?
0:33:08 > 0:33:10How long have you lived in England?
0:33:10 > 0:33:15- BROKEN ENGLISH:- I live... maybe eight months.- OK.
0:33:15 > 0:33:19He live here five days.
0:33:19 > 0:33:21OK.
0:33:21 > 0:33:23Welcome to Bradford.
0:33:28 > 0:33:31It's clear that these gentlemen aren't from the local area.
0:33:31 > 0:33:34It highlights the fact that, generally speaking, the motorway
0:33:34 > 0:33:40networks that we police are used mainly by populations from all over.
0:33:40 > 0:33:45You can literally meet anyone or anything on the motorway.
0:33:45 > 0:33:48You just don't know what's going to come.
0:33:48 > 0:33:50You don't know what's round the corner.
0:33:50 > 0:33:52You'll have your eyes opened every day to something else
0:33:52 > 0:33:54and you'll just think,
0:33:54 > 0:33:56"Unbelievable."
0:33:56 > 0:33:59You remember that crash.
0:33:59 > 0:34:02You will never forget the crash.
0:34:02 > 0:34:05Never, ever get in a car when the driver is drunk.
0:34:11 > 0:34:14While the two men make their way home...
0:34:16 > 0:34:19..the night shift is far from over.
0:34:19 > 0:34:25It's 11.20pm and Andrew and Craig are patrolling Bradford.
0:34:25 > 0:34:30Motorway cops also cover the cities of West Yorkshire.
0:34:30 > 0:34:35My job is, in essence, to deal with the bad element of society,
0:34:35 > 0:34:37whether it's on the motorway or back in the cities.
0:34:37 > 0:34:42We're there in the thick of it, sleeves rolled up, stuck in.
0:34:42 > 0:34:45It is enjoyable, there's no two ways about it,
0:34:45 > 0:34:49but it's also important, and that's what you thrive on.
0:34:49 > 0:34:54As they turn off an A road, something catches their attention.
0:34:54 > 0:34:56Some lads in it, yeah.
0:34:56 > 0:35:00- Yeah.- Yeah. Yeah, just spin it.
0:35:00 > 0:35:03'When you see things like this it piques your interest.
0:35:03 > 0:35:06'There's a little switch goes off within you'
0:35:06 > 0:35:09and you get that gut feeling and you just think,
0:35:09 > 0:35:12"Mm, there's something more to this. I need to go and have a look."
0:35:16 > 0:35:18Still there. He's got out now.
0:35:19 > 0:35:22They don't want to be in that car.
0:35:22 > 0:35:26The driver's getting out the car, the other person's disappeared,
0:35:26 > 0:35:29at which point the driver spots us, locks the vehicle and then runs.
0:35:29 > 0:35:31- He's going.- He's going.
0:35:37 > 0:35:40He's off and running. He's there, look.
0:35:40 > 0:35:42He's got a bit of a head start on me.
0:35:42 > 0:35:45But I set off after him through the estate and through the backstreets
0:35:45 > 0:35:50which lead to a series of gardens from the terraced houses.
0:35:50 > 0:35:54Craig moves to head them off.
0:35:54 > 0:35:58Fortunately, at that point, I can hear the roar of the police car
0:35:58 > 0:36:01engine coming round the corner, so I knew Craig wasn't far away at all.
0:36:03 > 0:36:07We've come out the top of the alleyway right past Craig.
0:36:07 > 0:36:09Just watch the car.
0:36:10 > 0:36:13Both cops are now on foot.
0:36:14 > 0:36:16Get down!
0:36:16 > 0:36:19Within a second or two we've managed to detain him on another side road.
0:36:20 > 0:36:22Up you get.
0:36:22 > 0:36:26He's so tired that he's just given in.
0:36:29 > 0:36:32All Andrew and Craig can prove at this point
0:36:32 > 0:36:35is the 16-year-old was running from an illegal car...
0:36:35 > 0:36:37Romeo Tango 6-0...
0:36:37 > 0:36:39..so they need to dig deeper.
0:36:39 > 0:36:43- RADIO:- 'Tango 6-0, go head.'
0:36:43 > 0:36:47Can I run a vehicle through, please? We had runners from it.
0:36:49 > 0:36:52We've got him. We're just trying to find out if the vehicle's stolen
0:36:52 > 0:36:56and if he's got anything on him or if there's anything in the vehicle.
0:36:56 > 0:36:58We'll have to have a look and see what we get.
0:36:58 > 0:37:00Opposite the monument building there,
0:37:00 > 0:37:04then set off running through the backstreets and gardens...
0:37:05 > 0:37:08..in the side streets here behind us.
0:37:08 > 0:37:09No insurance, no MOT.
0:37:12 > 0:37:14Arranging for recovery now.
0:37:14 > 0:37:19What this turned out to be was what we refer to as a "pull car"
0:37:19 > 0:37:22which is a vehicle basically without an owner, without documents.
0:37:22 > 0:37:25This is a real problem that we have in Bradford.
0:37:25 > 0:37:28I'm sure it'll be, you know, borne out across other cities elsewhere.
0:37:28 > 0:37:30You had a massive head start, you should have beat me,
0:37:30 > 0:37:34I'm a lot older than you. More than double your age. Sit sideways.
0:37:34 > 0:37:36MOBILE PHONE CHIMES
0:37:36 > 0:37:39Can I ask you just to turn your phone off cos it's constantly ringing.
0:37:39 > 0:37:41- PHONE CHIMES - You're one popular boy, aren't you?
0:37:41 > 0:37:44I'm presuming it's your mate that's run off.
0:37:46 > 0:37:50It's absolutely imperative that we get to grips with lads like this.
0:37:50 > 0:37:52We're going to make enquiries into the vehicle,
0:37:52 > 0:37:55see if there's any further things, etc.
0:37:55 > 0:37:58I'll come round to your house, we'll see if you're eligible
0:37:58 > 0:38:01for a caution and we'll interview you with your mum and dad present.
0:38:01 > 0:38:03Officially. OK?
0:38:03 > 0:38:05It's a slippery slope from this point on.
0:38:05 > 0:38:08He's got a bit of choice to make. This could be the start of him
0:38:08 > 0:38:12picking up a criminal career or it could be him just making a stupid,
0:38:12 > 0:38:15daft mistake, us catching him, dealing with him,
0:38:15 > 0:38:17and it might knock it all on the head.
0:38:17 > 0:38:19You hope it's the latter, but...
0:38:19 > 0:38:20The car is impounded.
0:38:22 > 0:38:24Good result for us.
0:38:24 > 0:38:27One of the many pool cars that we have to endure in the city,
0:38:27 > 0:38:31off the road. Another young man placed on our radar.
0:38:31 > 0:38:34One to watch, potentially for the future.
0:38:44 > 0:38:48With the night shift over, daytime brings new challenges
0:38:48 > 0:38:54for motorway cops Michelle Rookes and Andy Bell, patrolling the M62.
0:38:54 > 0:38:58The UK's motorway capacity per person is less than half
0:38:58 > 0:39:01that of France, Germany or Spain.
0:39:01 > 0:39:05Every day, up to 145,000 vehicles
0:39:05 > 0:39:08use the M62 in Yorkshire alone.
0:39:08 > 0:39:14The resulting congestion plays a large part in the 330 casualties
0:39:14 > 0:39:18this stretch of motorway suffers every year.
0:39:18 > 0:39:21You get the aggressive drivers, the ones that flash, you know,
0:39:21 > 0:39:25they'll tailgate you, they'll intimidate you to get out the way
0:39:25 > 0:39:28cos they're late for a meeting or that type of thing.
0:39:28 > 0:39:32It does change people's attitudes, I think, once they join a motorway.
0:39:32 > 0:39:36In the past, motorway cops had to report drivers for common offences
0:39:36 > 0:39:40like lane hogging, using a mobile phone or tailgating.
0:39:40 > 0:39:46But in 2013 the law made it easier for them to target these crimes.
0:39:48 > 0:39:51Our powers have got better in that we can now deal with them
0:39:51 > 0:39:55at the roadside for the same offences.
0:39:55 > 0:39:58And, right in front of her, Michelle spots a problem.
0:39:58 > 0:40:00- These are driving a bit close. - They are.
0:40:00 > 0:40:04- I'm just making sure... - They tow, don't they?
0:40:04 > 0:40:06I don't think it's on a tow. It's not on a tow.
0:40:08 > 0:40:11- He's following them. - He's following but it's not on a tow.
0:40:11 > 0:40:16You can see how far the silver Honda is behind this pick-up.
0:40:16 > 0:40:19It's probably just over a car length.
0:40:19 > 0:40:23That is extremely dangerous when you're driving at nearly 60mph.
0:40:23 > 0:40:28He's got no view at all of what's going on in front.
0:40:28 > 0:40:31'You've got to ask yourself, why is he driving that close?
0:40:31 > 0:40:32'He's not going to have time'
0:40:32 > 0:40:35to react. He's not going to have time to stop.
0:40:35 > 0:40:38Hello. How are you, you all right?
0:40:38 > 0:40:40- Not bad and yourself?- Very well.
0:40:40 > 0:40:43Do you know the gentleman in the pick-up?
0:40:43 > 0:40:47- Yes, I know him.- Right.
0:40:47 > 0:40:49Why are you travelling so close to him?
0:40:51 > 0:40:53I thought I was just...
0:40:53 > 0:40:55Cos he told me to follow him.
0:40:55 > 0:40:58You tell me what the braking distance is at 60mph.
0:40:58 > 0:41:00Braking distance would be, like...
0:41:02 > 0:41:03..almost 20 metres.
0:41:03 > 0:41:05- Almost 20 metres?- Yeah.
0:41:05 > 0:41:07Way, way, way further than that.
0:41:07 > 0:41:09Have you got a UK driving licence?
0:41:09 > 0:41:11- Yes.- Have you got it with you, sir?- Yes.
0:41:11 > 0:41:13Do you want to bring it to the car with you
0:41:13 > 0:41:15and we'll have a chat in the car?
0:41:15 > 0:41:16Hello.
0:41:18 > 0:41:22- Hello.- Hello.- You all right? - Yeah, you?- Not bad, thank you.
0:41:22 > 0:41:26- Do you have your driving licence? - Yes, I do.- Thank you.
0:41:26 > 0:41:28- Is it Herman?- Herman, yeah.
0:41:28 > 0:41:30What's the purpose of your journey today?
0:41:30 > 0:41:35That pick-up is being exported to Africa with all the things
0:41:35 > 0:41:37which are in the pick-up.
0:41:37 > 0:41:40- Right.- He has bought a truck and he's putting all the...
0:41:40 > 0:41:42That pick-up on the truck.
0:41:42 > 0:41:46Together with other goods which are going to Africa.
0:41:47 > 0:41:50'Everybody uses the motorway for different purposes.'
0:41:50 > 0:41:54By breaking up vehicles they can get quite a lot of money in Africa.
0:41:54 > 0:41:58- And you're following it to bring him back?- Yeah, actually I was at work.
0:41:58 > 0:42:01When I finished he said, "Can you come over then you can
0:42:01 > 0:42:04- "drive my other small car." - And then bring me back?
0:42:04 > 0:42:08- Yeah, "You follow me."- OK.
0:42:09 > 0:42:14- So, is this...?- This is his car as well.- So it's a favour, is it?
0:42:14 > 0:42:16Yeah, it's a favour I'm doing him.
0:42:16 > 0:42:20What insurance are you using to drive this vehicle?
0:42:20 > 0:42:25- Uh...cos I'm...I'm covered on comprehensive.- On your own policy?
0:42:25 > 0:42:27My own policy.
0:42:27 > 0:42:30Michelle needs to carry out a regulation insurance check.
0:42:30 > 0:42:34'You're through to Steven, how may I help you?'
0:42:34 > 0:42:38Hello, my name's PC Rookes, I'm calling from West Yorkshire Police.
0:42:38 > 0:42:41We've stopped a gentleman driving on the M62 eastbound
0:42:41 > 0:42:44motorway in West Yorkshire.
0:42:44 > 0:42:48He's driving a friend's vehicle but he says he's insured
0:42:48 > 0:42:51through a policy of your own, a trader's policy.
0:42:51 > 0:42:53Can I give you that number?
0:42:53 > 0:42:57- 'Yeah, please.'- 0-2-1-4. - 'Mm-hm.'
0:42:57 > 0:43:008-5-0-1-7.
0:43:00 > 0:43:04He's told us that the policy he has with you allows him
0:43:04 > 0:43:05to drive other vehicles.
0:43:05 > 0:43:08'Potentially it does, it depends on the circumstances.
0:43:08 > 0:43:12'What's the... Did you say the vehicle's owned by a friend of his?'
0:43:12 > 0:43:14The vehicle's owned by a friend,
0:43:14 > 0:43:18his friend's taking another vehicle somewhere,
0:43:18 > 0:43:22and he asked Herman to follow him so he could give him a lift back.
0:43:22 > 0:43:25'In short there's no cover in place SDP journeys
0:43:25 > 0:43:28"for vehicles that the policy holder doesn't own.'
0:43:28 > 0:43:31- Right, OK. Thanks for your help. - 'Thanks so much for your call.'
0:43:31 > 0:43:34- Magic, thank you, bye-bye. - 'Thanks bye.'
0:43:37 > 0:43:40Herman, you're not covered to drive Social Domestic Pleasure,
0:43:40 > 0:43:44other people's vehicles, only your own on that trader's policy.
0:43:44 > 0:43:48If you were using the vehicle today for trade,
0:43:48 > 0:43:50for business purposes, you would be allowed to drive it.
0:43:50 > 0:43:53But because you're using it for Social, Domestic and Pleasure
0:43:53 > 0:43:55you're not covered on your policy.
0:43:57 > 0:44:00While the cops decide if the driver can continue his journey
0:44:00 > 0:44:01to deliver his mate's pick-up...
0:44:05 > 0:44:09..30 miles west, PCs Mark Claxton and Martin Willis
0:44:09 > 0:44:12are also on the lookout for dangerous drivers.
0:44:13 > 0:44:16But this is a very different road.
0:44:16 > 0:44:20Where the M62 meets the highlands of Saddleworth Moor.
0:44:20 > 0:44:23It's a unique stretch, it's the highest stretch of motorway
0:44:23 > 0:44:27in England and in summer it's idyllic and it's a beautiful place
0:44:27 > 0:44:30to work, a beautiful place to be able to have the privilege to patrol.
0:44:31 > 0:44:35But in winter this privilege turns perilous.
0:44:35 > 0:44:38We have one of the worst parts
0:44:38 > 0:44:40of the motorway, of the M62...
0:44:41 > 0:44:46Yorkshire's stretch of the M62 suffers around 200 accidents a year.
0:44:47 > 0:44:51As Mark and Martin head east a car catches their eye.
0:44:53 > 0:44:55Oh, yeah.
0:44:57 > 0:45:01He's travelling extremely fast directly up behind,
0:45:01 > 0:45:04forcing other vehicles out of his way.
0:45:04 > 0:45:07If you see all the spray that's coming off the vehicle now...
0:45:07 > 0:45:09it's quite hard to even see.
0:45:09 > 0:45:11Just ridiculous.
0:45:11 > 0:45:14For this time of day and the weather, absolutely ridiculous.
0:45:14 > 0:45:16"Look at me - I'm bigger than you are,
0:45:16 > 0:45:20"I'm coming faster than you are and I'm going to intimidate you."
0:45:20 > 0:45:22The cops record it all as they follow.
0:45:23 > 0:45:27Just done a distance of... half a mile...
0:45:27 > 0:45:31And we've averaged out at 99.83mph.
0:45:32 > 0:45:35There were times when he was going over 100.
0:45:35 > 0:45:39Over 50,000 drivers are issued court summons for speeding in the UK
0:45:39 > 0:45:40each year
0:45:40 > 0:45:43and this driver is not just speeding.
0:45:43 > 0:45:47He's pushing, he's pushing every vehicle.
0:45:47 > 0:45:50He is literally bullying with the size of vehicle,
0:45:50 > 0:45:54up to people's bumpers and bullying them out of the way.
0:45:54 > 0:45:57We're now in the 50s and he's doing over 80mph.
0:45:58 > 0:46:01Well, if something should happen now, like,
0:46:01 > 0:46:03or something changed lane then...
0:46:03 > 0:46:05they don't stand a prayer.
0:46:05 > 0:46:08These motorway cops are in an unmarked car.
0:46:08 > 0:46:12It's a useful tool in the fight against aggressive speeders.
0:46:12 > 0:46:15The beauty is that you catch unsuspecting people, erm,
0:46:15 > 0:46:19committing offences that put your average driver...
0:46:19 > 0:46:22who are trying to get from A to B safely, erm, in jeopardy.
0:46:24 > 0:46:27Once they have the evidence on tape they pull the driver over.
0:46:30 > 0:46:34You never know who's in the vehicle, the reason for speeding,
0:46:34 > 0:46:36what they're doing...
0:46:36 > 0:46:37Hello.
0:46:37 > 0:46:39Can you just do us a favour? Turn your engine off
0:46:39 > 0:46:41and just come back to our car.
0:46:44 > 0:46:46Just jump in back, we'll just have a word in there.
0:46:52 > 0:46:54- Hello.- Hi.
0:46:56 > 0:46:59- Is it your vehicle?- Yes, it is. - What's your first name, please?
0:46:59 > 0:47:01- It's Gareth.- Gareth?- Yes.
0:47:01 > 0:47:04Is there any reason why you're travelling at that speed today?
0:47:04 > 0:47:08Not really, I mean... I have to be at an appointment by 11.30 but er...
0:47:09 > 0:47:12What's the appointment you're going for? What is it you're doing?
0:47:12 > 0:47:15- Er... I'm a business consultant. - All right.
0:47:15 > 0:47:17Quality systems and that sort...
0:47:19 > 0:47:21'It is everyone from every walk of life'
0:47:21 > 0:47:24in every kind of vehicle that you can probably imagine.
0:47:24 > 0:47:27All with a different agenda on their mind.
0:47:27 > 0:47:31All going from A to B and doing it, also, very differently.
0:47:31 > 0:47:34We've done a following check on your vehicle
0:47:34 > 0:47:37which is going at an average speed of 99.83mph.
0:47:37 > 0:47:41I honestly didn't realise I was exceeding it to that limit.
0:47:41 > 0:47:44The officers replay the Vascar recording to the driver.
0:47:44 > 0:47:47You came past us rather quick.
0:47:47 > 0:47:51And most of the time that we were following you...
0:47:51 > 0:47:54you were exceeding over 100mph, around 103mph.
0:47:57 > 0:47:59But then here, where these signs are...
0:48:01 > 0:48:05..you're doing in excess of 70mph and past some of the 60 signs
0:48:05 > 0:48:09you're actually doing in excess of 80mph past the signs.
0:48:11 > 0:48:14But, as well as that, when you are coming up on a motorist
0:48:14 > 0:48:16in front of you...
0:48:17 > 0:48:19..you aren't leaving any kind of gap whatsoever.
0:48:19 > 0:48:21What you are doing is... absolutely...
0:48:22 > 0:48:26..bullying the car in front of you to get out of your way.
0:48:26 > 0:48:30And when I say, "bullying" I really do mean "bullying".
0:48:30 > 0:48:32It's literally,
0:48:32 > 0:48:35"Get out of my way or I'm going to shove you out of the way."
0:48:35 > 0:48:38That is exactly what you were doing, you are using two tonne of car,
0:48:38 > 0:48:41potentially, as a weapon to intimidate people to get
0:48:41 > 0:48:43out of your way or else.
0:48:43 > 0:48:47I'm sometimes harsh with people but.. I'm harsh to get the point across.
0:48:47 > 0:48:50- That wasn't...- There was a gap like that.
0:48:50 > 0:48:53- Between you and the car in front. - That wasn't my intention.
0:48:53 > 0:48:58At 80-odd mph in absolute pouring- down conditions on a motorway.
0:48:59 > 0:49:03- And that is how people die every day. - I...- Appalling.
0:49:03 > 0:49:05..appreciate what you're saying. I mean...
0:49:05 > 0:49:08- I'm not proud of... you know... - But if you're not even aware
0:49:08 > 0:49:12you're doing it you're not thinking about it either, are you?
0:49:12 > 0:49:16If you saw someone driving like that what would you think?
0:49:16 > 0:49:18Yeah... no, I... can't disagree with what you're saying.
0:49:18 > 0:49:21- I'm not trying to defend myself. - No, I know.
0:49:21 > 0:49:24But I'm just pointing it out to you because I want you to think,
0:49:24 > 0:49:26- in future...- I, trust me... - ..before you have an accident
0:49:26 > 0:49:29- and before you kill someone. - Trust me, this is really bringing it
0:49:29 > 0:49:31- home to me.- Good.
0:49:31 > 0:49:33And as soon as it was pointed out to him
0:49:33 > 0:49:35he then realised exactly what he were doing.
0:49:35 > 0:49:37And was very remorseful for it.
0:49:38 > 0:49:41And, genuinely, I think that will have made him think.
0:49:41 > 0:49:44I know you've got a job to do and I apologise that I created this
0:49:44 > 0:49:47- situation where... - It's all right, yeah...
0:49:47 > 0:49:48No-one has been injured.
0:49:48 > 0:49:52- Our concern is that you kill yourself or you kill somebody else...- Yeah.
0:49:52 > 0:49:56And if that's averted that now and you drive all the time
0:49:56 > 0:49:59on the motorway and it's now going to make you think a little bit -
0:49:59 > 0:50:03"Look how close I am to this car. It's raining, it's wet...
0:50:03 > 0:50:05"and I'm doing over 100mph...
0:50:05 > 0:50:08"I wouldn't want to do that in the dry, never mind in the wet
0:50:08 > 0:50:11or in the down-pouring rain like that." If it makes you think
0:50:11 > 0:50:12and it stops something happening...
0:50:12 > 0:50:14- that's what we're here for. - It's, it's...
0:50:14 > 0:50:17And that's all we're bothered about.
0:50:17 > 0:50:20After 22 years on the job, Mark has seen how the motorway can
0:50:20 > 0:50:23change even the most mild-mannered driver.
0:50:23 > 0:50:25'I've no doubt that this gentleman
0:50:25 > 0:50:28'is a completely, law-abiding citizen'
0:50:28 > 0:50:35who, genuinely, would not go around even considering breaking the law.
0:50:35 > 0:50:37Or causing any harm to anyone.
0:50:37 > 0:50:40I wasn't conscious of it, the same as I wasn't conscious
0:50:40 > 0:50:44that I was, if you like, almost forcing people out of the fast lane
0:50:44 > 0:50:46into the next one. Erm...
0:50:46 > 0:50:49It wasn't deliberate. I mean, I'm not...
0:50:50 > 0:50:55Well, I don't like to think that I'm that sort of person. Erm...
0:50:55 > 0:51:00I suppose the lesson is that you... regardless of the car or
0:51:00 > 0:51:04conditions or anything, you have to control your driving safely.
0:51:04 > 0:51:06I promise - I've learnt my lesson.
0:51:08 > 0:51:11It's that mentality - "I'm in a vehicle,
0:51:11 > 0:51:13"Me doors are closed, me windows are up...
0:51:14 > 0:51:17"I'm in my own little safe space..."
0:51:18 > 0:51:22Erm... other things on their mind and they forget, when it goes wrong,
0:51:22 > 0:51:25you can't turn back the clock.
0:51:25 > 0:51:29For driving over 95mph, the driver leaves with a ticket
0:51:29 > 0:51:31and a court summons.
0:51:31 > 0:51:34I could never see him going around a supermarket with a trolley
0:51:34 > 0:51:37barging people's legs because they're in front of him and
0:51:37 > 0:51:39they are going around too slow
0:51:39 > 0:51:41and he wants to get his shopping done.
0:51:44 > 0:51:45The problem was...
0:51:47 > 0:51:49He's so cocooned in his own little world
0:51:49 > 0:51:52of what he's doing, where he's getting, thinking about what
0:51:52 > 0:51:55he's going to say to these people and all the rest of it that he's just
0:51:55 > 0:51:57completely oblivious to the fact that...
0:51:57 > 0:51:59he is a death waiting to happen.
0:52:00 > 0:52:03It can almost be a... a Jekyll and Hyde with some drivers
0:52:03 > 0:52:05and they can change, they get behind a wheel of a car,
0:52:05 > 0:52:10from how they are - nice, mild, polite... into having an agenda
0:52:10 > 0:52:14and needing their vehicle to get from A to B and that's what they do.
0:52:14 > 0:52:18While the repentant man is on his way with a ticket...
0:52:18 > 0:52:2220 miles away the driver stopped by Michelle and Andy isn't
0:52:22 > 0:52:26so lucky, He's not going anywhere soon.
0:52:26 > 0:52:29Because they've discovered something more serious.
0:52:31 > 0:52:34So, we've got a bit of a problem, haven't we?
0:52:34 > 0:52:37Cos you're not covered to drive that Social, Domestic and Pleasure
0:52:37 > 0:52:41which is what you're doing. You're driving the vehicle for your friend.
0:52:41 > 0:52:43To collect your friend once he drops the vehicle off.
0:52:45 > 0:52:48- It's not for your business, is it? - See, because of that we can
0:52:48 > 0:52:51no longer allow you to continue your journey in that vehicle.
0:52:51 > 0:52:54We have to seize the vehicle. OK?
0:52:54 > 0:52:57And report you for the offence of driving with no insurance.
0:52:57 > 0:52:58Wow.
0:53:03 > 0:53:06This is one of those cases, Herman, where it's all about
0:53:06 > 0:53:08reading the small print on your policy.
0:53:08 > 0:53:11There was no big sign on his car saying - "I have no insurance."
0:53:11 > 0:53:17Had he have been driving well we wouldn't have looked twice at him.
0:53:17 > 0:53:20- Oh, God. - What's your occupation, Herman?
0:53:20 > 0:53:24Erm, I work as... Right now as a social carer.
0:53:24 > 0:53:27- A carer?- Yeah, a social carer.
0:53:27 > 0:53:29I wonder how long it takes for your mate to realise you're
0:53:29 > 0:53:32not behind him any more? Do you think he's carried on driving,
0:53:32 > 0:53:35or do you think he knows you're no longer behind him?
0:53:35 > 0:53:37I don't know whether he knows.
0:53:38 > 0:53:41This is my friend phoning now. She'll think he has arrived.
0:53:41 > 0:53:46- Can I just answer...?- Yeah, course you can, feel free to answer your phone.- Hello...
0:53:46 > 0:53:50No, you know what? I've been stopped by the traffic police.
0:53:52 > 0:53:57They say my policy doesn't allow me to drive on social...
0:53:57 > 0:54:03unless if it's business it can allow me to drive.
0:54:03 > 0:54:07No, no, no! I'm in the police car right now.
0:54:07 > 0:54:09Where, where's your friend?
0:54:09 > 0:54:11Er, just... have you arrived?
0:54:12 > 0:54:13You have arrived?
0:54:16 > 0:54:21Oh, gosh. You've driven over ten miles without noticing me being not behind you.
0:54:21 > 0:54:26To be fair, he was that close behind him he probably wouldn't have been able to see him in his mirrors!
0:54:26 > 0:54:29He was a genuinely nice guy. It's just one of those things.
0:54:29 > 0:54:31And I did feel sorry for him.
0:54:31 > 0:54:34I'm going to give you a copy of this form, Herman, OK?
0:54:34 > 0:54:36- This explains...- Uh-hm.
0:54:36 > 0:54:39..why we've taken the vehicle under 143 of the Road Traffic Act
0:54:39 > 0:54:41which is "No Insurance".
0:54:41 > 0:54:46Currently, erm... for driving a motor vehicle with no insurance
0:54:46 > 0:54:50- we'll offer you a fixed penalty of six points and a £300 fine.- Wow.
0:54:50 > 0:54:53Yeah. It's going to hit you hard in the pocket is this one, I'm afraid.
0:54:53 > 0:54:55Six points?!
0:54:55 > 0:54:59Six points for no insurance and a £300 fine, I'm afraid, yes.
0:54:59 > 0:55:00Oh...!
0:55:02 > 0:55:07- And it's just being a favour... and that.- Hm.
0:55:07 > 0:55:11Like I said, it's all about reading the fine print on your insurance
0:55:11 > 0:55:14policy and knowing exactly what you can and can't do.
0:55:14 > 0:55:16Oh, no, I feel so gutted.
0:55:17 > 0:55:18Oh, God!
0:55:18 > 0:55:20'If somebody asked him to do him a favour'
0:55:20 > 0:55:22and it involves driving a car again, I bet you...
0:55:22 > 0:55:26er... ten to one he'll be looking at his insurance policy document.
0:55:26 > 0:55:29His attitude to the cops has persuaded them to go
0:55:29 > 0:55:32the extra mile to help him out.
0:55:32 > 0:55:34He's been right with us, he's been nice to us.
0:55:34 > 0:55:37'I'll treat somebody as they treat me.'
0:55:37 > 0:55:40Where's the easiest place for us to drop you off so you can get back to Leeds?
0:55:40 > 0:55:43Want us to drop you off at Wakefield Bus Station?
0:55:43 > 0:55:45If that's the only option...
0:55:45 > 0:55:49- ..I'll go with that.- Yeah, OK.
0:55:49 > 0:55:52'Whilst we could have just driven to the next junction'
0:55:52 > 0:55:54and dropped him off there...
0:55:54 > 0:55:55erm... you know...
0:55:55 > 0:55:59we've got a heart, we're not going to leave him to walk for miles
0:55:59 > 0:56:00and miles.
0:56:02 > 0:56:05- I see you've travelled a bit. - Well, I've travelled a bit.- Yeah?
0:56:05 > 0:56:08Have you ever been to Cleckheaton? SHE CHUCKLES
0:56:08 > 0:56:10- Sorry? - Have you ever been to Cleckheaton?
0:56:10 > 0:56:14Well, in England I've been to... all.. in Leeds on its own
0:56:14 > 0:56:17I've been to almost each and every... I love travelling...
0:56:17 > 0:56:20My colleague's never been out of Cleckheaton so...
0:56:20 > 0:56:22LAUGHTER
0:56:22 > 0:56:24- You'd be wise to visit.- Yeah.
0:56:24 > 0:56:27I trained as a journalist and I like visiting places.
0:56:27 > 0:56:30Yeah. No, trust me, I'd stay away from Cleckheaton
0:56:30 > 0:56:33- if you like visiting places... - LAUGHTER
0:56:33 > 0:56:36- ..it's not a nice place to visit. - LAUGHTER
0:56:36 > 0:56:39He's been nice to us so why not have a bit of a chat, why not ask him
0:56:39 > 0:56:43about his day and his life and, you know, get to know him a bit more?
0:56:43 > 0:56:48- Who's your team, Herman? - I love watching Arsenal.- Yeah?
0:56:48 > 0:56:52- Yeah, I used to love watching Leeds. - Leeds are my team.- Oh, God, they're - BLEEP- nowadays.
0:56:52 > 0:56:54They're rubbish, yeah, but we still watch them.
0:56:54 > 0:56:56You still watch them but...
0:56:56 > 0:56:59I enjoy that weekly disappointment, I look forward to it.
0:56:59 > 0:57:00HE LAUGHS
0:57:09 > 0:57:12The two young men who stowed away in the back of a Slovakian truck
0:57:12 > 0:57:17were granted a temporary release pending further investigation.
0:57:17 > 0:57:20No action was taken against the truck driver.
0:57:22 > 0:57:25The play-acting, uncooperative drink driver was
0:57:25 > 0:57:28disqualified from driving for 20 months.
0:57:30 > 0:57:34The driver of the car who smashed into a railing on a slip road
0:57:34 > 0:57:39of the M62 and fled across six lanes of motorway pleaded guilty
0:57:39 > 0:57:42to driving over the prescribed limit and failing to stop
0:57:42 > 0:57:45at an accident and was given a 12-month community order
0:57:45 > 0:57:49of 80 hours unpaid work and disqualified for 12 months.
0:57:50 > 0:57:53No further action was taken against the passenger.
0:57:53 > 0:57:57The suspect who Gudge arrested for running away from a car on a garage
0:57:57 > 0:58:00forecourt in Bradford was found guilty of driving without
0:58:00 > 0:58:02a licence and no insurance.
0:58:03 > 0:58:09The repentant tailgater, caught speeding at 95mph, in the wet
0:58:09 > 0:58:13on the M62 was found guilty at court.
0:58:14 > 0:58:17And the man who was caught driving his friend's car without the correct
0:58:17 > 0:58:21insurance received six points on his licence
0:58:21 > 0:58:23and a £300 fine.