Police stop Staffordshire driver who had 'unbelievable' 96 points on licence

Police have seized the vehicle of a driver who had 96 points on his licence amid routine checks during a road safety initiative. The force posted on X on Boxing Day that the driver was already disqualified and had no insurance.

A spokesperson for the police said they would be asking the CPS to make representations for a custodial sentence due to the clear lack of care for the law. The motorist was pulled over by police in North Staffordshire. The action was carried out as part of Operation Lightning, a force wide initiative which focuses on road safety.

The spokesperson said: "Unbelievably this chap had 96 points already on his licence." When asked how someone can have this many points, the force replied: "By just ignoring any punishment and continuing to drive, gets caught and keeps getting more and more points." But questions were asked why the driver had not been prosecuted previously and why they still had a licence at all.