More than 100 vehicles have been stopped during a two-week crackdown on tailgating on the M6 in Staffordshire.

The operation took place between 11 and 24 March and saw 11 vehicles seized and one motorist dealt with for reversing along a motorway slip road.

A total of 36 vehicles were stopped for tailgating and 101 were stopped for lane hogging or bad lane discipline, with action taken against drivers for a number of traffic offences and poor driving habits, including:

• Five drivers and one passenger were dealt with for not wearing a seatbelt
• 14 drivers were dealt with for lane discipline or using a mobile phone whilst driving
• 13 vehicles were stopped and drivers reported for various traffic offences
• Nine vehicles were seized for having no insurance
• Three drivers were dealt with on behalf of the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) for having no tax, with two vehicles seized
• Three drivers were found to have no MOT
• One driver was stopped for driving at excess speeds

One motorist was even spotted reversing along a motorway slip road (Wiki Commons).

In addition, a driver was reported for driving without due care and attention after officers stopped a vehicle being reversed along a motorway exit slip road.

Action was also taken against another motorist when they were spotted turning their vehicle around at an M6 Toll plaza and then driving the wrong way. They have been reported for dangerous driving.

National Highways Assistant Regional Safety Coordinator, Marie Biddulph, said: "In recent research we found that one in three drivers admitted to middle lane hogging while one in four had been guilty of tailgating within the last year on our roads.

"These aren't just bad habits, they are dangerous behaviours and frustrating for other drivers."

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