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RVIPF seizes illegal scooters, cars in street clean up

- Ten ticketed for not wearing seatbelts & three for not wearing helmets
Officers of the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) have confiscated a number of vehicles for being unlicensed and uninsured. Photo: Facebook/File
Acting Superintendent Dariel Robinson noted that while 'Operation Clean the Streets' should be considered a success, violators continue to deliberately disregard the laws. Photo: VINO/File
Acting Superintendent Dariel Robinson noted that while 'Operation Clean the Streets' should be considered a success, violators continue to deliberately disregard the laws. Photo: VINO/File
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Officers of the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) have removed six scooters, six vehicles and arrested four persons in a weekend 'Clean the Streets' operation where the vehicles were confiscated for being unlicensed and uninsured.

The fire in a release today, March 18, 2021, said scooters were also seized for defective mufflers and persons were ticketed for various traffic offences.

According to the RVIPF, ten persons were ticketed for not wearing seatbelts, three for not wearing helmets, and two for not having license plates. Four persons were also taken into custody.

“The same Clean the Streets operation at the end of February resulted in another six scooters seized and 18 persons ticketed for various traffic offences,” the RVIPF said in a press release.

Acting Superintendent Dariel Robinson noted that while 'Operation Clean the Streets' should be considered a success, violators continue to deliberately disregard the laws. 

Behaviour troubling - Mr Robinson

“It is troubling that there are so many people from all walks of life who blatantly ignore the traffic laws; laws intended to protect drivers, riders and other road users and allow for a safer environment to travel. 

According to Mr Robinson, in civil societies, the police should not have to force laws on citizens; rather, persons should want to follow them.

“While enforcement and penalties can be a deterrent, the greatest incentive to following the law is the realization that without rules, boundaries and guidelines to operate, this will be a very miserable place to live. We are slowly drifting towards this place,” Mr Robinson said.

22 Responses to “RVIPF seizes illegal scooters, cars in street clean up”

  • Well Well (18/03/2021, 17:34) Like (13) Dislike (2) Reply
    Not Slowly, We Are already there.
    • Rubber Duck (19/03/2021, 09:35) Like (12) Dislike (1) Reply
      Good start but nothing like enough. This is the biggest public nuisance in BVI, a breeding ground for crime and a severe danger to those who ride these things on our dreadful roads. They need massively expensive extensive control or need to be banned. I know which I am in favour of.
  • Hmmm (18/03/2021, 18:01) Like (22) Dislike (2) Reply
    Officer's please, we need your presence more in the Humtums Ghut area. We the citizens can't rest at nights. We're giving you all an ultimatum to rid this area of these loud noise. You have until the end of this month March. Take these Big illegal
  • eyes (18/03/2021, 18:11) Like (23) Dislike (4) Reply
    It’s good to see that the police are finally awake.
  • good work (18/03/2021, 18:12) Like (33) Dislike (2) Reply
    RVIPF done a good job the last few months cleaning the island of scooter man and the drug busts and arrests. Positive momentum keep it up
  • Big Yes (18/03/2021, 18:29) Like (34) Dislike (0) Reply
    Please continue to do so. Much appreciated. This place is getting way out of control with the negative bad behavior. Sheep is blaming the bloggers/threaders for the destruction of the BVI, the destruction on the BVI is the negative bad behavior, not the bloggers/threaders.
  • Ah (18/03/2021, 19:34) Like (25) Dislike (2) Reply
    So many of those scooter riders are carrying out illegal activities check them out u will be surprised
  • B to the S (18/03/2021, 19:56) Like (7) Dislike (21) Reply
    Bigger Fish to catch & ayo worrying bout helmet & dem dummy heck. Setta DRUGS coming through here everyday too
  • Lawless (18/03/2021, 20:46) Like (16) Dislike (4) Reply
    Arrest and charge anyone riding a vehicle, scooter, truck, car, with no plates on sight then search the vehicle and home. Anyone prepared to disregard these laws has something to hide or otherwise, they’d get themselves licensed and plated. I think that in itself would clean up quite a lot of the crimes being carried out in this Territory. And give us all some peace too.
  • Really (18/03/2021, 22:40) Like (13) Dislike (1) Reply
    3 tickets without helmets and 700 still on the road with out. That is not an imlact for a strong message.
  • Greg (18/03/2021, 23:16) Like (22) Dislike (0) Reply
    @B to the S, ok, the police cannot do everything at once, but they are moving now. The thing is for them to continue daily and not once or twice then stop. Today in town I only saw 2 scooter riders with a helmet, the others were just flying by and dodging in and out of traffic without a care in the world with those stupid flip flops on.
  • ReX FeRal (19/03/2021, 07:01) Like (6) Dislike (0) Reply
    Yes yes yes. Good job.
  • buttah (19/03/2021, 08:16) Like (9) Dislike (0) Reply
    With all this that's being done I hope they now lean towards those people who park along the road way obstructing the flow of traffic in some areas cause it becoming ridiculous....so let that be a focus also I'm tired of coming on the news every other day and it's complaints about scooters like it don't have other pressing traffic issues at hand.
  • buttah (19/03/2021, 08:24) Like (8) Dislike (0) Reply
    GOOD TO SEE THEY ARE ENFORCING THE TRAFFIC LAWS! BUT LET THEM HAVE THE SAME ENEGRY FOR PEOPLE PARK ALONG THE ROAD WAYS OBSTRUCTING THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC! LET THAT BE PART OF THE CLEAN UP PLEASE! SICK AND TIRED OF THIS SHIT NOW ALSO
  • WHAT!!! (19/03/2021, 08:42) Like (5) Dislike (2) Reply
    Great job , more scooter stops I hope.
  • wow (19/03/2021, 09:41) Like (2) Dislike (1) Reply
    This should be an ongoing daily routine, not an effort for points. Report on the efforts being done on all these unsolved murders. Scotland Yard needs to assist especially when autopsy results were never published.
  • Lmaoooo (19/03/2021, 11:47) Like (1) Dislike (1) Reply
    clean the streets??? the streets cleaned???... because AYO TAKE OFF SOME TINT AND MAKE PPL WEAR SEAT BELTS?????? RVIPD issa joke mehson...
  • Good job. (19/03/2021, 12:01) Like (2) Dislike (0) Reply
    Good job. Don't get complacent after 2 months please. Keep at them.
  • Rosydarlin. (19/03/2021, 14:09) Like (3) Dislike (0) Reply
    Luv it. .And please don't follow up with an announcement that this harvest of confiscated scooters have mysteriously disappeared overnight from custody. Allyo famous for Nancy stories.
  • JVD (20/03/2021, 09:39) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
    That a good start but as we look around now it also a new breeding ground for persons bringing in vehicles with military disruptive pattern (camouflage) colors. Just a question what the color of these vehicles when going for insurance and licensing because camouflage is not a color. (this can be a crime reaction waiting to happen if not nip in the bud)
  • Uncle (20/03/2021, 17:31) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
    So WTF!!!


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