874 cars inspected in Sunday morning police roadside inspections

A total of 874 roadside inspections were carried out by the police on Sunday morning, the police said.

In a statement on Sunday afternoon, the police said that the inspections were carried out in Paceville, is-Swieqi, Pembroke, St Paul’s Bay, Xemxija, Kappara, Ħal Qormi, il-Ħamrun and l-Imrieħel.

Among the irregularities spotted during the inspections were: 

• 31 drivers who were speeding
• 3 instances of an unlicensed driver
• 4 instances of uninsured drivers
• 4 drivers not wearing a seatbelt
• 2 drivers with an invalid car license
• 2 individuals driving under the influence of alcohol