Fifty-nine scrap metal merchants have signed up to a Greater Manchester Police (GMP) scheme that requires anyone selling scrap metal to provide photo identification supported by a recent utility bill.
Over the past nine months GMP has been carrying out raids on scrap dealers under Operation Alloy.
A roadside operation on 9 May stopped 229 vehicles. This resulted in 11 vehicles being seized for insurance related and other offences with 103 fixed penalty notices issued. The scheme has been...
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