Driver stopped after using wallpaper to cover crash damage

The silver Toyota Yarris had sustained damage to one of its passenger doors the previous day.

The Driving Standards Agency (DVSA) prohibited the vehicle from being driven.

The Toyota Yaris (Image: West Yorkshire Police)The driver was also reported for driving a vehicle in a dangerous condition and having a bald tyre.

The Operation Steerside Team were working with Bradford Council's Taxi Licensing and Enforcement Department along with the DVSA on Saturday night.

What laid behind the wallpaper (Image: West Yorkshire Police)During the operation, one driver was arrested on suspicion of drug driving after failing a roadside test.

Tonight we've been working with our partners from the Council's Taxi Licencing and Enforcemebt Department and @DVSAEnforcement checking that vehicles were safe and roadworthy. Various Private Hire Taxis and other vehicles were taken off the road after being inspected (1/3)

— Steerside Enforcement Team (@WYP_Steerside) February 3, 2024

A post on the Operation Steerside Team's X account added: "Tonight (Saturday, February 3) we've been working with our partners from the Council's Taxi Licensing and Enforcement Department and @DVSAEnforcement checking that vehicles were safe and roadworthy.

"Various Private Hire Taxis and other vehicles were taken off the road after being inspected and defects being found.

"Other drivers were dealt with for traffic offences such as failing to wear seatbelts, using mobile phones while driving and driving without insurance."

West Yorkshire Police's Operation Steerside Team has been dedicated to tackling dangerous and anti-social driving in Bradford since 2016.