Police wait for drivers speeding through Wiltshire villages

Police speed checks in Wiltshire <i>(Image: Wiltshire Police)</i>
Police speed checks in Wiltshire (Image: Wiltshire Police)
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Police have been waiting to catch drivers speeding through multiple Wiltshire villages.

Over a dozen drivers were snared speeding across parts of the county during a recent operation conducted by the Warminster Neighbourhood Policing Team.

Speed Enforcement Officer Hide and PCSO Kolasinski were deployed to Bishopstrow, Longbridge Deverill, Hill Deverill, Maiden Bradley, Chapmanslade, Chitterne and Warminster to carry out speed enforcement checks on Monday, July 27.

The results of this operation have since been revealed, with a total of 16 drivers caught speeding at these locations.

Officers spent 30 minutes in Bishopstrow, Longbridge Deverill and Chitterne and clocked six drivers speeding during this time.



They have all been offered a Speed Awareness Course.

Four others were offered a course after being caught in Warminster while one offender at Chapmanslade and another at Maiden Bradley will face the same punishment.

Two drivers caught speeding at Hill Deverill will be slapped with Fixed Penalty Notices and three penalty points while a further two drivers at this location will be offered a course.

A spokesperson for Wiltshire Police has urged motorists to drive carefully through villages and built up areas.

They said: “Please continue to be mindful of your speed, especially when driving through our villages and residential areas.”

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