SIRENS BLARE
JOHN THOMSON: This is Police Interceptors.
Get on the ground!
Police Interceptors? The real life one?
I'm gonna tell my kids about this.
And you're riding with the pride of Northamptonshire.
Speed, one-two-zero.
Ace pursuit drivers... Contact, contact, contact.
RADIO: 'NPAS five-one.'
..with air support... 'Got two out, standby.'
DOG BARKS Come out!
..and the crack dog unit.
If you move, you will get bit. Argh!
They bring down the bad guys... Police!
I believe you're wanted, mate.
Police with a dog, stand still! ..keep the streets safe.
Put your arms behind your back. I am!
Get on the floor! ..and battle 24/7...
Get down on the floor. ..in the war on crime.
RADIO: Crash, crash. On the floor now!
It is what it is, innit? We find 'em, we lock 'em up.
Coming up...
There you go. Off you go.
Police! Police!
Where is it? Got it.
The 50 grand drugs raid.
Police with a dog, stand still! Whoa!
He's gonna... He's gonna... He's moving.
Corby's most wanted goes on the ram.
Get out the car now! Get out the car! Get out the car!
And...
If it explodes, the debris from the vehicle could damage the cars.
..fighting a fire on the A509.
There we go.
JOHN THOMSON: Northamptonshire Police were
the only force in the country
to report a decrease in crime last year
thanks, in part, to Operation Revive -
a proactive team dedicated
to tackling violent drug and gang-related crime.
Ah, I just wanna go. SIGHS
This afternoon, interceptor Connor Shorten and the team
are getting ready to execute a warrant at a flat
which could be linked to drug dealing.
We think they're potentially going in there
and cutting up a huge amount of drugs.
So we're expecting to find one or two of the big bosses
in there doing that, which you don't normally get.
So it's all a bit... on edge at the minute.
We'll just have to be as fast as possible. Yeah.
Straight out, straight out the door, smash it.
Cos they'll be flushing.
Plan in place, Op Revive roll out.
Going left, left, then it's your first right.
If there is a large amount of class As
ready to hit the streets,
the team can't risk losing any evidence or suspects...
Then it's a little pull in on the right coming up.
..so it's a stealthy approach to surround the property.
Round the back, round the back, round the back, round the back.
Adam, get in the back on the right. Right.
And they won't be ringing the doorbell.
Keep going.
One more. One more, then swap.
Swap, swap. Every second counts.
A few bags out back.
The door seems pretty heavy duty.
Top, moving. Top window.
Good door.
But it's no match for Op Revive and their big, red key.
That's it, one more. There you go. Off you go.
Police! Police!
Officer with a taser! Show us your hands!
To the top. Clear, yeah?
Keep your hands there for us.
Probably got red dots for taser.
Do not make any movements, do you understand?
Taser secure.
Two men are found inside the property and are cuffed.
Been a bit of a... bit of a workout, trying to get through them doors.
I believe they've reinforced that. Look at this. Look, there's...
You've got bits there, leading up to the back of the door as well.
I wouldn't say somehow, I'd say definitely reinforced.
Extra tight security at the front.
Meanwhile, around the back, it's raining cats and dogs...
and cocaine.
So, as officers entered the front of the address,
me and Gerard were at the back.
We had one lad.
I couldn't get any sighting of them, but just threw two bags.
That's what's been recovered already.
There's another one of those,
which we're gonna climb and try and recover it.
Just stuck at the top of these bushes, the other side.
GRUNTS Where is it?
This, down here.
It's a delicate operation...
Got it. ..but well worth a find.
Bag's slightly open.
Go on. Throw it in the box.
This is what we got. So, that was thrown over.
We've recovered both bags of drugs. It's huge bags of white powder.
With large quantities of cocaine already recovered,
the two men are nicked on suspicion of drug dealing.
Sorted. Go on.
But one of the suspects doesn't fancy a trip to the nick.
There he goes, Ash!
Police with a dog, stand still!
Whoa! All right, I've got him,
got him, got him. Calm down, calm down.
We've got him, we've got him, we've got him, we've got him.
Calm down. We've got him. Well, that was silly, weren't it?
Even the suspect agrees - it's a top tackle.
Whoa! Got him, got him, got him, got him. Calm down, calm down.
We've got him, we've got him, we've got him.
Dog was about to get jumped out then.
He'd have had to take your whole calf off.
You wouldn't be running again ever then. Whoo.
Right.
I think his fight or flight kicked in, and he's tried running.
He's already on licence, so he knows he's going back.
I mean, we've probably got
four or five ounces of cocaine uncut in there.
And that's before the team have searched inside the property.
Best information we've got, they're in here to cut the drugs up.
So, likely what we've got there is the uncut version of it,
so it'll be absolutely thousands and thousands of pounds.
As it's Monday and very likely to be
the week's supply of crack cocaine for Wellingborough...
..or for this drugs line.
Right, Frankie.
To sniff out any concealed items,
the team have called in police dog Frankie
and her handler, Ash.
Frankie.
A quick nose around,
and Frankie is drawn to the headboard.
She's found another stash.
Oh, dear. LAUGHTER
I don't know what that's gonna be, but she's interested in it.
It might be she's interested cos it's a cutting agent,
but that's why she's scrambling at the back.
Clever pox, ain't you?
We've got another two bags of white powder
and a cutting agent and something else.
Right, and this is doubly wrapped.
It's not a lot of it to be cutting agent there.
Potentially could well be all cocaine. Yeah.
We'll get back and we'll test it. Get it dropped in.
It was a good job. Yeah.
And probably more still to be found and phones and such.
How is it? It's a good hide, though, innit?
It is a good hide.
Good hiding place, but luckily, we had the dog.
The team leave no mattress unturned.
Let's go against the wall this side.
Yeah, bring it over to me. Got it?
A smashed phone. That's deliberately done, isn't it? Yeah.
No potential hiding place unchecked.
They've got the scales,
they've got the cling film chopped up.
All right. Just Lady And The Tramp it.
But that's, again, another tactic - cut inside curtains...
and stick the... hide the drugs in there. Nice and easy.
And the class As keep on coming.
Ah. Could I have some expert opinions, please?
A bit of heroin.
Brown wraps. Well, damn.
All of this is just bags and bags and bags of white powder.
OK, cool. We've got heroin... phones.
Cool. I'll just start bagging if you want to.
Yeah, so, it's all in there. We're really happy.
I mean, normally, when we get a PWITS drop, you get, like,
50 to 100 grams, you know, of 0.1, 0.2 grams.
So you get small quantities but lots of 'em.
Whereas this, it's huge bulk quantities
that you don't normally find.
You know, and who we've arrested, we're really happy with it.
As a result of this raid,
Op Revive took an estimated 50 grand's worth of drugs
off the streets.
The cap man pleaded guilty to dealing cocaine and heroin,
and he was sent down for five years and seven months.
Twinkle toes was found not guilty of dealing.
However, for trying to evade the cops,
he was sentenced to four months behind bars.
Get on the floor! Coming up...
You're under arrest for dangerous driving. OK.
Ram man is unhappy with his reception.
Cos you tried to ram us. What do you think we're gonna do?
Just sit there and tickle you?
And... All of this has gone and melted.
It does make you wonder why the owner's not here.
Michael is getting warmer in the search for a missing driver.
Oh, really?
The benefits we have with the unmarked car,
it gives us a bit of an advantage
when we're going after a specific car
for a high-risk reason.
If we can get behind it in an unmarked car and prevent a pursuit
until we've got tactics put in place,
we just have that... a bit more of an element of surprise,
and it allows us to plan things better before...
all hell breaks loose.
And the plan tonight for James Brooks
and Harrison Beverley is to hunt down and lock up a man
at the top of the wanted list.
He is one of the most wanted in the North at the minute.
He's wanted for... I think it was he strangled his ex-partner.
He doesn't have a driving licence, as far as I'm aware,
and he knows he's wanted, so he's not gonna hang round.
And if he does stick around,
James and Harrison might not get a warm welcome.
Left here?
Yes, yes, mate. Left, left. Got weapons.
He's probably had a taser before.
He's violent, he's bit and officer in the arm,
and he's known for drugs.
Quite the resume.
He's also linked to a Vauxhall Astra,
which intel suggests is on the move nearby.
I reckon we'll float straight to the retail park
if we're unmarked, if you think...
Are you happy with that?
Because we could do with seeing who's driving it.
Interceptor of five years Harrison is also armed with a taser
and riding in his favourite of the fleet, an unmarked beamer.
Do a right.
Stealth mode activated, they're scoping out the retail park.
Is it black, is it? Black Astra, yeah.
There it is there, mate.
It's just there. Yeah. Yeah. Stand by.
We'll, erm... Six-four, the vehicle's parked up.
The occupant's in it. Phoenix Parkway. Stand by.
If Corby's most wanted is behind the wheel,
the guess is he won't come quietly and could risk it all to escape.
We can't reinforce it from where it is.
RADIO:
With only a hedge for cover,
the interceptors lie low alongside the Astra and wait for back-up.
Cannot tell who's inside the vehicle at the minute.
Two IC1 males.
As another unit reaches the car park...
He's on the nearside, hey, behind us, mate.
Go for it.
The plan is to strike from the shadows with a two-car box.
Go. Go, go, go.
A flash of the blues, and the driver sees red.
He's gonna... He's gonna... He's moving.
Get out now! He's pinned in.
SIRENS BLARE
Get out the car now! Get out the car! Get out the car!
Get on the floor! Get on the floor! Get on the floor!
Put your hands, you're under arrest. Get on the floor!
Stop. All right.
Argh! Put your hands behind your back!
Get your hands up now! I've got it.
We've got two detained.
You're under arrest for dangerous driving. OK.
Two men are swiftly in bracelets.
Everyone's all right?
Yeah, yeah, sound. He's under arrest.
Harrison has got hold of the ram-happy driver,
who is the wanted man they were looking for.
Turn up. You're under arrest for dangerous driving. Right.
I'm sure you're disqualified as well. I am.
You're under arrest for ABH and non-fatal strangulation.
You don't have to say anything,
it may harm your defence if you don't mention
something you rely on in court.
Anything you do say may be given in evidence.
You're also under arrest for no insurance as well.
No. No. No.
Of course you can't. After what you've just done?
Ramming was no match for the tight two-car box.
But had Harrison stepped out of the car seconds earlier,
he could have been seriously injured.
You're also under arrest on suspicion
of possession of class B cos you've got cannabis on you.
Stand up. Ready? Yeah, stand up.
Cos you tried to ram us. What do you think we're gonna do?
Just sit there and tickle you?
You know, somebody...
Well, it's easy. You get out of the car, and you give up.
That's what you do.
You don't try ramming cars and endangering people's lives, do you?
No.
While searching the Astra,
fellow interceptor Lloyd makes a menacing discovery.
A blade in the passenger-side door means
the other bloke is also nicked
on suspicion of having an offensive weapon.
You're in a car, tried to ram us,
and it's got a knife in the inside socket of the passenger.
And you expect us to do anything differently?
Can you stick your tongue out for me, please? Thank you.
Despite having a long list of allegations to his name,
the wanted driver still only has one thing on his mind.
It's gonna give us eight minutes until that gives us a reading.
No. Not having a fag. No. No.
You can't ram two of our cars and ask for a favour, can you?
The driver passes both a drugs wipe and breathalyser.
The second a response car gets here, then, yeah, we'll be going.
His earlier reckless ramming means two cars are going to be tied up
ferrying the prisoners to custody.
Corby's most wanted ticked off the list,
the interceptors can assess the damage to their fleet.
It was only gonna go two ways, weren't it? Right or wrong.
We'd sooner rather have two damaged vehicles
at a cost of whatever it's gonna be rather than risk it,
when it's on the road,
failing to stop and causing more risk to members of the public.
It's not over the wheel arch as such.
It's just... It's just the wing.
It is a nice little car, but it's a car.
It's a tool, at the end of the day so that's what it's there for.
He's wanted for a high-risk domestic.
So, for the victim of that,
to know that we've got him in custody,
we are prepared to go out and look for him,
and to get him in for those offences,
hopefully, it gives them some peace of mind
that we will get him in custody,
regardless of whether he rams police vehicles,
or whether he stops compliantly and hands himself in,
so yeah, it's a good job.
After trying to ram his way to freedom,
the wanted man has pleaded guilty to dangerous driving,
driving without insurance and whilst disqualified
and also strangulation and assault.
He was banged up for over two years. The cannabis charges were dropped.
His mate received no further action for the knife in the passenger door.
Switch out the car now. Yeah.
Find something else to drive... THEY SNICKER
..and hopefully not break.
Northamptonshire Police receive around 1,200 calls every day...
..but not all emergencies come in over the phone.
Bom-bom-bom-bom-bom-bom-bom.
It's been a relatively tranquil Tuesday afternoon
for interceptor Michael Hollowell...
that is until a driver flags him down.
Whereabouts?
Down there? Yeah.
Right, OK. Ta.
SIREN BLARES
Michael puts his foot down.
Trying to think, there's a Shell garage here on the right.
That'll be it.
Sure enough, smoke is billowing from an abandoned Audi on the A509.
Romeo-Papa-one-one.
RADIO: 'Go ahead.'
I've just been called about a vehicle on fire.
It's on the ring road just before Park Farm,
up from the Wilbury Road roundabout.
'Copy.'
There's black smoke coming from the engine bay.
I've gotta see if I can get the bonnet up.
I'll need fire, please.
A vehicle igniting in a live lane could have disastrous consequences.
So, Michael attempts to defuse the threat.
Oh, shit, we're on fire. I ain't touching that.
I ain't touching that if it's on fire.
The vehicle's well alight now.
We're gonna need the road closed at both ends, please.
I'm just gonna reverse back.
Former HGV driver Michael has spent 19 years working as a traffic cop.
He needs to act fast to keep everyone on the road safe...
..and blocks two lanes of traffic with his Volvo.
We need to stop all the vehicles from coming because if it explodes,
the debris from the vehicle could damage the cars.
If the tyres explode, which they will do,
cos it's gonna be well alight in a second.
There we go.
Flames quickly take hold of the motor.
And Michael needs to hold back the oncoming traffic.
If the flames... At the minute, it's confined to the engine,
which is good.
If it gets to the fuel tank, it'll...
That's the tyres going, so...
Thankfully, help is on hand to tackle the growing blaze.
Romeo-Papa-one-one, fire on scene.
Hi, guys.
INDISTINCT RADIO CHATTER
'Put me down as Romeo-Papa-one-two. That's great.'
Romeo-Papa-one-one. 'Go on.'
The fire is now out.
They're just making the vehicle safe.
The team have fought off a fuel tank fireball.
The Audi driver is still AWOL.
Michael turns his attention to getting the A509 moving again...
..and arranging for recovery to collect the Audi -
or what's left of it.
Dear, oh, dear, oh, dear.
There may have been children in the car at the time.
All of this has gone and melted. Yeah.
The air box has melted... Yeah.
..which would've been sat there. That's your turbo side.
All the aluminium's melted.
It does make you wonder why the owner's not here. Yes.
So... That's your job.
Michael has a theory.
If my car was on fire,
unless I didn't have a mobile phone on me,
I wouldn't just run away and leave the car where it is.
This could suggest that it might be stolen.
We don't know, do we? But we'll... we'll find out.
Stolen or not,
top priority is clearing the burnt-out car off the road.
Cor, blimey.
No simple task when it's melted into the tarmac.
Whoo.
It's taken the road surface up.
So, this wasn't in the job description.
No. CHUCKLING
Whoopsie-daisy. That's it.
There's already one recovery worker on scene,
but the plot thickens as a second recovery truck pulls in.
Oh, really? Oh. Yeah.
The missing driver's husband and his mate have turned up.
Everybody all right? Oh, yeah. No-one's got injured.
It's just that obviously the car's...
Cos she had my two kids in it.
That's why she didn't wanna stay here because...
Where has she gone to, then? To home. We live a mile away.
Right. Well, she should have... She picked them up from school.
You have to ring the police.
You can't just leave your car in the road and...
She rung me because we have our own recovery truck.
We stopped what we were doing and came for it.
Although the Audi isn't stolen,
Michael still thinks there could be more to this than meets the eye.
RADIO BEEPS Received.
Is there a female on the insurance? 'No. Just a Mr BLEEP.'
Do you know a BLEEP? Yeah.
Who's BLEEP? My business partner.
Right, OK. So he's the only insured person on this car.
No. She's got her own on it as well, mate.
Has she? Yeah, 100%.
My concern is that, if your wife's driving this car...
..I need to know what insurance she was using to drive this car.
As the driver hasn't come back to the scene,
Michael will have to pick up the investigation with her
at a later date.
I will be making some enquiries about the validity of insurance
for the person driving that car.
And if the insurance company turn around and say
"I'm sorry, we're not gonna cover you",
they've just lost a car, haven't they?
You know, that's what, ten grand's worth of car?
Go on.
Michael made his enquiries regarding the vehicle's registered keeper,
who failed to provide the driver's details and was prosecuted.
He got six points and was ordered to pay £750.
Coming up...
RADIO: 'We might have an opportunity for a box.'
It's like a dance, isn't it?
A TPAC tango with a suspected keyless car thief.
'Slow it down. Slow it down.'
And... I've found your real number plates.
Oh, no way. Yes way.
Callum and Rachael are in it to win it.
You just never know what you're gonna get.
It's a bit like a criminality lottery.
Car thefts are at an all-time high in the UK,
largely due to keyless or relay thefts...
..where criminals use a device to bounce a key fob signal,
tricking a car security system into thinking the key is nearby.
The days of they'll break into your house
to get your key's not as common,
but the keyless, cloning the key from inside the house...
It's an easy win for the offender,
and they drive away
without the person even realising that it's gone.
I love my cars.
I would work hard and save up and buy the car I want,
and to think that somebody just comes along
with a device that can clone the key
and drive it off the driveway and help themselves to it is...
It... really grits my teeth.
Up in the north of the county,
dog handler Lucy Sculthorpe is on a stakeout...
Just gonna sit and wait for it.
..looking to take down a gang of suspected keyless car thieves,
who, for the time being, have gone to ground.
All we know at the minute is the caller has said
he's seen three people, he thought, around the back of his car.
He's shouted at them,
and they've run off and jumped into a blue turquoise BMW.
And the caller's now saying his neighbour's car's missing.
So, what we've kind of put two and two together and got
is it's a keyless relay theft of the BMW from next door.
And they were potentially also trying
to relay theft the caller's car,
and they've been disturbed.
BMWs, Audis and Fords are top of the criminal wish list.
RADIO: 'It's in a lay-by.' There you go.
But it's not going to be an easy win for this gang
because the stolen blue beamer has just been spotted nearby.
'It's gonna have three males in it,
'eastern European accents, wearing black jumpers,
'black trousers and black balaclavas.'
'One-five. Contact, contact.'
A crew have got behind the target.
'Third exit, third exit. Continuing A43.'
Multiple units are travelling,
and before long, Lucy gets the convoy in her sights.
'Not one, not one.
'Second exit, Geddington Road, Geddington Road.'
Up front is the nicked
high-performance, six-cylinder BMW 4 Series,
worth around 20 grand.
'He's doing four-zero in a 40,
'and we're heading generally back towards the address.'
This is very odd. 'Yeah.'
Despite the suspects having a top speed of 155 miles per hour
at their fingertips...
It's a 440i. It's rapid.
...and a convoy of interceptors on their tail,
they're taking it strangely slow and steady...
'We've got offside indication.'
It's going back towards the estate. 'Speed three-zero.'
..leading the cops on a loop around Corby.
'One-five. If we can close it up, then,
'by the time it gets to the next roundabout...
'..we might have an opportunity for a box.'
It's like a dance, isn't it?
The team's routine of choice tonight is a TPAC.
A well-choreographed four-car box, and...
..it's showtime.
'A lot of space here. Move up, move up, blue light. That's great.
'Slow down. Slow it down. Slow it down.
'Stop, stop, stop.
'One male occupant in the vehicle.'
DOGS BARK
Anything you do say may be given in evidence.
'Vehicle stopped. No damage to other vehicles.'
All right, I'm gonna sit you round, OK?
SUSPECT: Yeah. Straighten this leg.
There's no sign of the suspect's two accomplices.
Stand up.
But it's a big win for the interceptors,
with one in cuffs and a nicked motor retrieved without a scratch.
All right, I'm gonna search you before we put you in that car, OK?
Is there anything in your possession
that's sharp, that's gonna harm me, harm you?
Do you understand what I'm saying?
OK.
On the back seat of the stolen beamer,
they've also found what looks like a tool of the trade.
It might be a relay device, but we're not...
I can't see it properly, so it could be.
That's how they nick these cars keylessly,
which is what's happened with this one.
The victim will get their valuable motor back
within hours of it being stolen.
Weirdest pursuit ever.
The chap that we've arrested had his mobile phone line open.
He was clearly speaking to somebody about where they were.
So he's been trying to...
basically use up the TPAC resources that we've got
by following him around
whilst his colleagues escape.
On a positive note, we've got, er, one in custody.
We are suffering a bit of a spate
of these high-value relay-type thefts recently.
To get one in custody, we've got his phone,
and it all builds to an intelligence picture as well.
So, yeah, it's a really... it's a really positive job for us.
After his leisurely trip around Corby,
the suspect is under investigation for stealing the beamer
and driving without a licence or insurance.
A recent £1.3 million investment
into Northamptonshire's ANPR network
has seen the number of cameras double,
creating a ring of steel around the county.
ANPR, automatic number plate recognition, is a fantastic tool.
Absolute game-changer in terms of roads policing particularly.
We always say it takes the guesswork out of policing to a certain extent
because rather than having to check every vehicle you see,
that's already happening autonomously.
We can be directed towards where the hit is.
So it's about getting the right people
in the right place at the right time,
and ANPR most definitely is a big step towards doing that.
Working the night shift...
I know the minute we drive off, it's gonna hit again. Mm-hm.
We've just gotta be patient.
..interceptors Rachael McCreadie and Callum Donoghue
are using ANPR intel...
..to zero in on a Corsa sporting false plates.
The number plate's been cloned on a like-for-like vehicle.
The other one's in Hertfordshire,
and the clone's active in Northamptonshire.
Where there's cloned plates, there's always a bigger problem,
like an unlicensed driver
or someone masking a nicked set of wheels.
Come on, car.
Don't be shy.
It's just gonna be a waiting game.
To find out what this driver may be trying to hide,
they need one more ANPR camera hit.
Oh, where's that?
And they're tightening the net on the clone.
Ooh, I love it. I get little butterflies.
So we're in the right area. Turn right.
And what we're doing is we're just gonna go and see
if we can intercept it now.
How far away?
Two minutes, 0.9 miles.
Oh, we're so close!
Advanced driver Callum's first car was a Corsa.
Tonight, he's going incognito at the wheel of an unmarked BMW...
That's it.
It is indeed.
Got contact with that clone.
..and closing the gap on the suspect Corsa.
This is gonna be the test now.
Yeah. Oh, I know.
His driving's OK.
Road manners could go out the window
if the mystery driver clocks the cops.
Currently three-five in a three-zero.
So Callum calls in another unit in case the lad decides to make off.
Left, left onto Knox Road.
Think he's testing us? Melton Road.
Done a very weird route.
But before back-up arrives...
Stand by. It might be coming to a natural stop.
Oh.
..it looks like the interceptors have been rumbled.
It was looking to park up. It's then decided not to.
This could go either way.
Nearside indication to a car park.
Pursuit...
..or parking up.
Yeah, we've got it boxed into a car park.
Hello, sir. Are you all right? MAN: You all right?
Would you mind just popping out for us, please?
Yeah, yeah. Thank you.
There's two blokes in the car, and in record time...
I ain't got a licence or insurance. You haven't got a licence?
Nah. OK.
Keep your hands out of your pockets for me.
It's nothing personal. It's just I don't know you.
So keep 'em out. I knew youse were following us.
HE CHUCKLES
Yeah. We could tell. SHE LAUGHS
You could tell? We could tell.
Rachael and Callum run the cloned Corsa's VIN number past control,
who confirm it has not been reported stolen.
I don't know if you're aware, the vehicle's on false plates.
So, the number plates on this car don't match...
We only just literally bought it.
From who? Some... lad.
Don't really know him. Bought it through a friend.
OK. Through a friend, yeah.
Where from?
From Wellingborough.
All right. Yeah.
Based on that and that you're driving
with no licence, no insurance,
we're gonna have to put you on a drug test and a breath test, OK? OK.
Keep going, keep going, keep going, keep going, stop. Thank you.
I nearly ran out then. SHE CHUCKLES
Perfect, zero.
Unlike the instant results of a breathalyser,
the drugs wipe test for cocaine and cannabis
takes eight minutes for a result.
Enough time for Callum to take a closer look
at the dodgy number plates.
Found your real number plates.
Yes way.
And it's the same trick at the front.
We have got the correct plates of the vehicle.
So, they're the false plates.
They're the real plates.
You just never know what you're gonna get.
It's a bit like a criminality lottery.
Obviously, in this instance, we've got no licence, no insurance.
Just waiting on the results of the drug test.
We'll see where we go from there,
but there's always more to people who drive with false plates.
Whether he knew the plates were on there or not, I don't know.
But... happy days. Good result.
I actually didn't know it was plated, honestly.
I'm half-inclined to believe you, mate,
cos you've stopped fine for us, and you haven't been difficult.
Normally, people who were aware they were on false plates
would have turned to a bit of a chase, so...
I'm half-inclined to believe you.
I wouldn't even try it in this from that.
There'd be no point.
We thought you'd give it a go
when you went to park, and then you didn't.
If the unlicensed driver didn't stick on the cloned plates,
the interceptors want to find out more about the seller...
It was a friend. I don't know his second name.
I actually don't. I bet you do.
..who allegedly flogged the car for 300 quid.
I've bought some off him in the past.
Have you checked your other ones for false plates?
I ain't got any more cars. HE LAUGHS
Probably a good thing.
Is it MOTed and taxed?
Er, yeah. Ah, lucky!
But the luck ends there.
The drugs wipe test results are in.
I think there's a faint line for cannabis there.
Yeah, he said he smoked this morning. That's a fail.
Right. Happy days.
It's 20:40. You're currently under arrest for driving
whilst over the prescribed limit, namely cannabis.
I don't think people realise
how long drugs and alcohol stay in your system for.
So, the gentleman is saying he smoked this morning,
which is quite a few hours ago...
but that's still in his system, and he still got behind the wheel.
And all it's gonna take is one wrong manoeuvre,
and you've killed someone.
Next stop is custody to give a blood sample.
Will you go back for my dog, please?
FRIEND: Yeah. Yeah?
His mate will be walking home.
Literally, it's just a bare-bones car.
The £300 clone-mobile will be seized.
I don't think it works.
Nothing happens.
He's left it in first. Good lad.
And the elusive car dealer won't be getting many more sales.
So, I'm gonna strongly suggest
that you don't buy any cars from him ever again.
Oh, no, I won't.
The man had to pay over £400 and received eight points
for driving without a licence or insurance.
He also tested positive for cannabis and was disqualified for 12 months.
Still to come...
What timing that was!
Chris stops the right car. But has he got the right man?
Somebody who owned this car and the registered keeper of this car,
driving around, doesn't have a driving licence
and therefore might not have insurance.
MAN: Ah, I bought this one from police auction.
Right, OK. That's why, I think.
MAN LAUGHS Right.
It's a sunny bank holiday weekend.
And interceptor Chris Lock is spending it
on the lookout for a Mazda MX5.
Yeah, ANPR hit for a car.
The marker that's been put on it
is that the driver doesn't hold a licence any more.
So... it's either somebody else driving the car
and the intelligence... of the marker is inaccurate,
or... erm, he's lied to the insurance company
and said that he's got a full licence.
Either way, we'll go and see if we can find it,
see, er... see what the story is.
Tracking down motors with a marker
can be a notoriously tricky business.
But this morning...
What timing that was!
..it's plain sailing.
Chris spots the nippy sports car in front of him on the A43.
One-four, we're behind.
Roger that.
If it is the unlicensed driver soaking up the sun in his soft top,
he might not stick around.
But so far, he seems to be playing ball.
Could you just pull in and then just into the village
and pull in on the left-hand side, please?
MAN: Yeah. Thank you.
Reaching a quieter spot to question the driver,
Chris opens with a quickfire round.
OK. Have you got any ID with you today?
Yes, I've got my driving licence.
How long have you had the car?
I just bought it. Ah, OK.
Yeah, just bought it.
And I've just... What, today or last couple of days?
Two days ago. OK. Here.
The reason why I'm stopping you
is because there was a marker on the car
that somebody who owned this car
and the registered keeper of this car,
driving around, doesn't have a driving licence
and therefore might not have insurance.
Oh! I bought this one from police auction.
Right, OK. That's why, I think.
Right, OK. Yeah, in Doncaster.
OK. So maybe they haven't taken it off the system.
Items seized by the police can be auctioned off -
anything from jewellery to cars.
Once, even a drug gang's aeroplane went under the hammer.
And the proceeds from the sales support local causes.
Bidders on motors might get a tidy runner for a bargain,
but occasionally they may get more than they bargained for.
People call me Mo. MO CHUCKLES
Do you mind if I call you Mo? Yeah, yeah, yes, call me Mo.
MO CHUCKLES Thank you.
Mo, who's out for a spin with his son,
has a different name to the registered keeper in the marker.
Just wanna check something, sir, OK?
Just hang on one second. No problem.
But Chris still needs to be sure he's not been fed false details.
How much did you pay for it?
For the car? Yeah.
1,000. How much?
£1,000. £1,000?
Yeah. It's for summer, innit?
It's a perfect car for summer, isn't it?
Yeah, that's it, yeah. It's not fast. It's just funny.
And he's having fun as well.
Good. Ain't you, man?
That's what it's all about.
You've got the right shirt on as well. Yeah.
Not for me. Oh, what...?
Nah. I'm a Blue. Chelsea.
MO LAUGHS
The less said about that, the better this year, isn't there?
Man U fan Chris has been in the job for nearly 20 years,
and he quickly rules out any foul play here.
Excellent. If I give you that back, sir. Yeah. Thank you.
A lorry driver by trade,
Mo has a full driving licence and a valid insurance policy...
And my boss is texting. MO LAUGHS
..although this case of mistaken identity
is almost making him late for work.
I took the video.
I'm gonna show him because... Exactly.
Yeah, he's looking to sack somebody, I think.
Aw, well, make sure it's not you.
No, no, no. I need this.
I've been working here for three years.
Enjoy it? Oh, yeah. Still enjoying lorry.
Freedom. Good.
Decent money as well? Yeah.
They're the big things, aren't they, at the moment?
That's it, yeah. OK.
With everything cleared up,
Chris will ask for the marker on the Mazda to be removed.
Thank you for your time. Thank you very much, sir.
Thank you for your understanding. Cheers.
And drive safely in the lorry as well. I will, I will.
Take it easy, buddy. Bye, cheers.
I'm always making sure I don't do anything illegal
cos it might cost me on my licence, and it cost me my job.
I bought from police auction, car.
So I knew it might happen that this car has done something wrong,
maybe stolen or maybe somebody was driving... whatever.
So I was always prepared whenever they stop me.
Nice, man.
Anyway, you guys have a good day. And you.
Thank you for looking after the road and its safety and everything,
and we'll see you on the road.
Mo and his son can get back to enjoying the open road
in their new sports car.
Nice bloke.