Only 13 Days, 157 Vehicles Involved In Illegal Racing Were Secured By The Bengkulu Police

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BENGKULU - Bengkulu Police confiscated 157 vehicles suspected of being involved in illegal racing while not using a standard exhaust and not using a Motorized Vehicle Number (TNKB).

The Head of Ops, Kompol Jufri, said that the 157 vehicles consisted of 52 four-wheeled vehicles and 105 two-wheeled vehicles. "Since early February 2023, 157 vehicles have been confiscated and about 20 four-wheeled vehicles and 30 two-wheeled vehicles have been taken by motorists," he said at the Bengkulu Police Headquarters, Monday, February 13, confiscated by Antara. He appealed to the entire community, especially in the Bengkulu City area, not to use unofficial exhausts and carry out illegal racing so that they do not become the next target of the police. Meanwhile, drivers who want to take their vehicles at the Bengkulu Police Headquarters to carry complete vehicle documents and replace directly the Brong exhaust with the standard exhaust at the location.

For the confiscation of vehicles carried out for a week, but if the driver carries a letter and the conditions are faster, the vehicle will be given. Jufri said, for drivers who want to take their vehicle can pay a manual ticket fine in accordance with the existing rules, namely Rp. 250 thousand., then the vehicle will be confiscated at the Bengkulu Police Headquarters for one month until the trial period is complete.