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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
National
Alan Johnson

Vehicle checkpoints in Manchester city centre lead to arrest

Greater Manchester Police Transport Unit officers worked alongside colleagues from British Transport Police in Manchester city centre on Saturday (September 4) deploying vehicle checkpoints across the area.

Reporting on its Twitter account just before 11:30pm, Manchester City Centre Police revealed that so far several drivers had been reported for a range of road traffic offences.

Read more: M6 roundabout near Knutsford to close overnight every weekday until November

Of these offences, one arrest was made for driving whilst disqualified.

Driving whilst disqualified is a criminal offence whereby courts often impose a custodial sentence if found guilty, with a six-month sentence handed out.

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