Armed police! Come to the door, you'll come to no harm.
GUNFIRE
Shots fired.
Crime never sleeps...
Oi!
Why are you touching me?
...but neither...
...do the cops.
Battling on the front line...
RADIO: He's in the back garden.
...are Nottinghamshire's finest...
Move!
...highly trained pursuit drivers...
Oh, God.
Vehicle failing to stop.
...specialists in entry...
Police!
...and search.
...rapid response firearms officers...
Do not move!
Police with a dog! Get down on the floor!
...and the crime stopping force...
...of the dog unit.
Stop struggling!
Wherever the battle takes them...
Oi!
They'll never back down.
Because cometh the hour...
Get down on the floor.
...cometh the interceptors.
It's a good day at the office.
Coming UP---
Has he gone off road? Has he gone off road here?
Bloody hell.
...a ride on the wild side...
I'm skidding everywhere.
I'm losing it.
Oh, my word.
Oh, beautiful.
...a shedload in the garage...
There is multi, multi kilos of cannabis in here.
...and a heated debate on animal welfare.
Mate, well, what about 100mph up the A1
and across fields with your dogs in,
and you're talking to me about cruelty to animals?
Were they strapped in? Did they have seat belts on?
Here we go.
Cop cars take a hammering...
Bloody hell, check out the wheels.
...and go where others fear to tread...
We're now on the old Newark Road.
It's a dirt track. Speed of 50.
...or to fit...
Oh!
...but interceptors take pride in their wheels...
...so the cop car wash runs day...
...and night.
# This is the way we wash the cars
# Wash the cars, wash the cars. #
...though police cars don't stay clean for long.
OFFICER GROANS
Lisa Desantis and Jim Carrington are in a spotless
marked car in the city centre...
Always up for it.
Yeah, see what we can find.
Always ready. We're like coiled springs.
Mm-hm, mm-hm.
...but all's quiet on the west end front.
The action is in the country.
He's come past us at speed.
It's a four-wheel drive vehicle in a rural area.
There's been a number of diesel thefts.
Investigating fuel thefts in the sticks,
Dave has hooked a Jeep Cherokee that's failed to stop.
He's going to be going... It's got to be north.
It's got to be the A60 somewhere. Got to be north.
He is north, way north.
I'm now Carburton Lane.
Carburton Lane.
50 in a national.
RADIO CHATTER
Yeah, ten?
That means he's Worksop.
I think that is a very long way. Let me just check.
It may be a pursuit too far.
Retford. Oh, God.
It would be an hour at normal road speeds. Yeah.
It could be time well spent.
You could start making tracks, mate.
I'm going to start making because if there is people close,
we've got to be in it to win it, haven't we?
Yeah, yeah go for it. l'lljust... I'll do a bit.
It's an hour away at speed limits
but Lisa travels a bit faster than that.
Hold on to your seats.
An advanced pursuit driver,
she's trained to top a tonne on the right roads
but she might need further skills tonight.
I reckon he'll go off-road before we get there.
RADIO:
Here we go.
Mystic Jim.
Jimbo predicts.
Yeah.
25 miles north, the runaway's on a merry dance through Narnia.
He's driving a sure-footed four-wheel drive.
Dave's traffic car is more suited to motorway pursuits
and the cavalry can't come soon enough.
Running parallel to an A-road, help me out with mapping?
It's just so rural up there, isn't it, that way? Yeah.
I don't... I think Dave's probably lost his bearings a bit.
That may well be true.
Yeah, it's a loss, loss...
...on some woods in the Welbeck Estate.
I'm not sure what the nearest A-road is going to be.
The jeep's vanished.
Interceptor United 0-1 Nottinghamshire Forest.
It's just a vast area and you're looking for one vehicle.
Lisa and Jim have reached the area.
The runaway's out here somewhere.
Just need a bit of luck.
Like you say, you've got to be in it to win it.
Yeah, if you don't go, you don't know.
Since we're doing catchphrases,
you've got to ask yourself one question -
do I feel lucky?
RADIO:
That's it.
Oh, yes.
The Jeep shot past with a marked car in its slipstream.
A swift three-point turn and they're right in the hunt.
This, is it.
To that lead X5, we are just coming up behind you now.
We've got your offside indication.
RADIO:
Has he gone off-road? Has he gone off-road here?
He's gone off-road here.
The runaway is up to their old tricks...
RADIO: We are off-road on a track, generally towards the A1 still.
...so it's into no-man's land...
LISA GROANS
RADIO:
...and out of Lisa's comfort zone.
RADIO:
Bloody hell.
Her four-wheel drive X5 is suited to this mud bath
but this is a test for even the best drivers.
RADIO:
So, let's just hit the A1 and just gun it.
But with Jim as navigator...
Or is it left?
It's left, left, left.
...Lisa weathers the rallycross experience and she's back on tarmac.
RADIO:
Just gun it, mate. You'll catch him.
Zulu 2, about half a mile behind you, making ground.
Or 20 seconds at warp speed.
For Foxtrot, Zulu 2 to pursuit commander,
we are with you now.
There's a dog handler and at least two other mobiles with you.
RADIO:
They need to set up to box him in, so the lead car overtakes...
You have to gun it, mate. Come on!
Stand by, Zulu 2, we're now directly behind the vehicle.
We'll take full-siren pursuit.
We are committed, A1 southbound.
There's one X5 ahead.
RADIO:
...but the jeep has hung a left into off-road hell.
RADIO:
From Zulu 2, vehicle is off-road.
Off-road to the nearside of the A1.
He's out of sight.
Just gun it, mate. You'll catch him.
Interceptors are after a runaway jeep.
Has it gone off road here?
The driver's gone off road in the middle of a wood...
From Zulu 2, vehicle is off-road.
Off-road to the near side of the A1.
...and they've lost him.
He's out of sight. You're going to have to get us on mapping.
Their last hope...
...is 1,600 feet up.
RADIO:
...and eight miles west.
Got a helicopter, bloody hell!
The chopper's in a race to reach the spot
and guide the troops, before they lose their off-roader all together.
BOTH:
From Zulu 2, we've got him in the distance again.
He's in fields, though.
Still trying to make ground on him.
He's a good 300 yards ahead of us.
They can't get traction...
Oh, I'm skidding everywhere.
You're all might, mate. just keep your foot in.
...and even keeping the suspect in sight is a tall order.
We've lost him. Total loss from where we are.
I'm losing it.
It will be all right here.
RADIO:
I can see where his tracks are.
The conditions are crazy but there's a blue light
at the end of the tunnel.
Here we go.
So, this is where he came out.
So left?
The runaway's outplaying the interceptors...
I tell you what I will give him,
he knows his off-road tracks round here.
...but their star player has just come off the bench...
RADIO:
NPAS: Yeah, about 90 seconds away.
We're viewing it at a distance but we've not got the vehicle as yet.
...and this is a game of two halves.
RADIO:
The car's been abandoned
but the chopper's locked on to its occupants.
NPAS:
Let there be light.
Yeah, Zulu 2, we've got lights illuminated on your bridleway.
We're underneath you now, NPAS,
so we can see your night-sun.
With its 40 million candlepower night sun,
NPAS blazes a trail to the figures, who fled the car.
Understood. Getting out of the police vehicle.
Shall we just make some ground then and get hold of them?
Midnight ramble anyone?
RADIO:
With the bird above...
...plus a posse of police on the ground,
this won't take long.
A two-step through the turnip crop
and they're face-to-face with four suspects.
You...
...here, where we can see you.
And four suspects, many dogs.
Right, can somebody get hold of the dogs? One person.
Can you tie your dogs to one of them branches?
Well, they won't cos they're on a lead.
The men are none too compliant.
Thread that lead there on that middle dog through its collar.
...and deny arriving in the ditched jeep.
I think you might have come from a motor.
The chopper team confirms that these are the men from the car.
So, you're all detained and you're all under arrest
in relation to that, all right?
For failing to stop, dangerous driving.
They're not coming quietly...
Mate, listen, you're in control of a couple of dogs.
What I'm telling is, there's lots of cops here,
including firearms cops, and officers with a taser, mate.
You walk the dogs, walk with us along this way.
...but eventually, the posse sets off through the turnips.
So, nothing stupid, mate, yeah?
It's a good result. No-one's got hurt.
No vehicles have got damaged, just a bit muddy.
They don't know why the men failed to stop,
and one suspect seems more concerned with his clogs than criminal charges.
How's it cruel? It's no more than having them on a lead.
We're trying to think of the welfare of the dogs.
Right.
No, right, see this here?
See this here?
That one.
It's a thick gate.
The dogs are becoming an issue.
We need to make sure the welfare of these dogs is maintained, don't we?
It's better if you can get someone to come and collect them
than us try and get them to some form of kennel.
After you're driven with them in the car?
Hold on a minute, you've given them the ride of their life tonight
and you're telling us we're cruelty to dog.
Mate, well, what about 100mph up the A1
and across fields with your dogs in
and you're talking to me about cruelty to animals?
And were they strapped in? Did they have seat belts on, you know?
I bet they hit the ceiling a few times.
It is, isn't it? It's cruelty what you did.
The debate is pretty painful too.
Look, we've managed to organise another cop,
who I think has got a van with a decent, secure, comfortable cage
in it that we usually put people in.
That person that can come,
that Bobby can come scoop up these dogs.
With a lack of leads...
Just do what you've got to do.
...they need to improvise.
I know but you're making it difficult.
Don't make it difficult.
Do you know what? Look at her, she's all right.
She's not, she's going in a police van back to your mum's house.
We've told you.
Big animal lover myself,
I look at them and I just feel sorry for them, you know.
They've obviously been involved in that pursuit we had
and you could see the sort of mess, you know...
...the cars get in, when they're bumping and stuff like that.
I just can't imagine, you know, what the poor thing's going through.
With the suspect away to the nick at last,
Lisa can work on a smoother return trip for his dogs.
Unfortunately, this one hasn't got a name
and I actually feel quite sad that it's not got a name.
I'm going to call him Stan. Stan The Man.
Come on! Good boy.
Do I leave this on her?
Sit down. Sit, sit.
No!
Come on, Stan. Get with the programme.
Up, in, in.
Good boy. Stay. Sit.
Sit.
Oh, God! It just licked my face. Literally, just licked my face.
She's lovely.
She's an old bird.
In, in, in, Hilda.
Good work.
Stan and Hilda are safely locked up...
...which just leaves the car they arrived in.
As you can see, it's ditched.
I'd buy it. It's a good off-road.
It has got a VRM on it.
It's under here, look.
Oh!
One careful owner.
Jim and Lisa's one careful owner wasn't careful enough.
Although the Courts couldn't prove which man was driving,
all four were found guilty of failing to give driver's details.
They got fines and costs totalling £239 each,
plus six points on their receptive licences.
None of the men were connected to the fuel thefts in the area
and no further action was taken against Stan, Hilda
or any other dog.
Soap her up.
And after Lisa's nerve-shredding off-road experience,
there's only one place to be...
This is what happens, when you spend your time driving across fields.
...at the car wash.
They were proper ditched.
Want me to return the favour?
Yes, please, Sergeant. Yes, please.
Oh, yeah?
Interceptors never forget a face...
What's your name?
James?
No, it's not, it's Joshua.
...0I' a car.
I don't know how many is in it.
Queens Bower Road.
Gav Hall of the Knife Crime Team
has recognised a Beamer belonging to a suspected dealer.
On a hunch, he's lit it up to check it out.
Yeah, that vehicle's stopping Queens Bower Road.
It is one up, I believe.
Play sick for a minute.
Can you just jump out and take a seat in my car for me?
Matt does the honours...
Yeah, take a seat in...
...but Gav has the questions.
Yeah, look, just take a seat there.
EY UP. buddy. You OK?
Yeah, you?
Because he knows this lad doesn't own the car.
What you doing driving this car? Whose, is it?
Oh, have you?
The questions get harder from here, fella.
You got any drugs on you, mate?
Is there anything in there?
Well, we've give you a search and the car.
All I will say is, if you've got a little bit of personal,
you'll not nicked for it, we'll deal with it at the roadside,
I assure you of that.
Not that you know of?
Odd turn of phrase.
He's not aware of there being any drugs in there.
Probably best to check.
He's already tried to hide a dealer phone that's on top of the car.
The driver had a burner phone on him,
and with what they've just found in his car,
things are about to heat up.
Just step out again for me, look, chap.
Pop your hands behind your back.
I'll explain what's happening in second, all right,
but at the minute, we've found a quantity of drugs.
I don't know how much yet, so I don't know
if you're going to be arrested just on suspicion of possession -
l'lljust take that off you for a second -
or if it'll be possession with intent to supply.
A few ounces in there.
Weed.
Two probably ounce bags behind the seat here,
half an ounce bag in a deal bag in the centre console there, so...
So, enough to nick him for possession with intent to supply.
I take it there's...
It's PWITS, ey?
Looks like it, the amounts.
Yeah, PWITS then.
Where's his phone? This [ad's phone?
Oh, he's got a burner as well? Yeah.
His burner phone could be vital to building a case.
You still want a 10g?
Yeah, he's bang at it.
It's all searched up, innit? Yeah. Right.
Texts from suspected customers and weed in the car
have earned him a blue light taxi to custody.
He'll be take to custody, he'll be strip-searched.
We'll continue the search through the car,
and then, look to search his home address
or anywhere else that he might have some control of.
Next stop, Oxclose nick...
...if Matt can stand the smell.
I might just get high in the car now.
Right, Oxclose then. I'll see you at the nick.
The evidence points to dealing,
but Gav's too long in the tooth to take that for granted.
I suspect that he is probably dealing cannabis.
That's why he's got the cannabis in the car.
Hopefully, we'll find a bit more at home,
because he's going to deny that that cannabis is his,
because the car's not registered to him,
so it may come down to not just the phone work
but forensic analysis on the...
...drugs packaging-
Back at the nick...
I've not done the back, no.
...there are no signs of further drugs in the car
but there is an interesting discovery.
He's also got plant feed and things as well,
which indicates he's probably got a grow somewhere
or is working with someone that's got a grow.
The biggest issue's going to be locating the address that...
...that it will be at cos I'm fairly confident, at custody,
he's not going to give us an address that's got a grow in.
First port of call is the suspect's home address.
If we find some more at home,
then that sort of strengthens our suspicion that he's dealing.
He had three keys on him, including one...
...that fits the garage.
Inside, it doesn't take long to uncover more signs of dealing.
Even labelled up, two and a half ounces.
Individual deals already made up.
Loads. Yeah.
And then...
Oh, my word.
Oh, beautiful.
...the motherload.
I'm going to guess that there is multi, multi kilos
of cannabis in here.
Absolutely multi kilos of it.
Welcome to weed central.
Thousands of pounds' worth of cannabis here, you know,
and we already know that he's not selling it like that.
He's selling it in deals
cos that's what we've had out of him today in the car,
so he's making a lot of money,
hence why his drawers in his garage are full of cash.
Scales up here as well.
Everywhere you look, there's more, look.
There's also untold, useful intel.
Hah, dealer's lists.
Brill.
That's nice, look.
Oh. Who owes what.
Perfect.
I don't think that this lad is out doing his own thing
dealing by himself.
He will be connected in some way to a bigger criminal fraternity
and it will be something to do with the person,
whose car he was driving today,
who we know is involved in drug supply in this area.
Do you want to bring a car up onto the drive,
so we don't have to walk all the way down the street with...
...ten kilos of cannabis?
The knife Crime Team recovered five kilos of weed
with a street value of around 50 grand.
The investigation into the driver nicked in his mate's car is ongoing.
This lad that we've arrested today comes from a good home
in a nice neighbourhood, and for whatever reason,
he's got himself mixed up in some drug dealing.
Coming UP---
...the night is young and so are the guys in an Astra...
A load of young lads are in it, too young to drive.
And how long have you owned it?
...it's never too late to bag a bargain motor...
Who buys a car at 1:00am?
Police officer with a dog! Stop, stop!
...and a painful reminder, never run from the dog.
Stop, stop!
When interceptors nick a suspect,
that's only one piece of a complex legal puzzle.
Right, mate, you're under arrest on suspicion of possessing drugs.
A case for prosecution relies on evidence...
It's just on the corner of this grass here.
...and witnesses.
And one witness...
...is always reliable.
There are more than five million CCTV cameras in the UK,
and they never lie.
Here he is.
Yeah, that's our man.
It's late evening.
Did a shop theft in Selston earlier.
Phil and Dan have been called to assist with a suspected
shop theft linked to a silver Golf.
RADIO: Stand by, please.
Two cop cars are tailing the Golf,
and the boys are blue lighting to help box it in.
We are car three.
But the car's just pulled in up ahead.
Driver and passenger - both topless - are out of the Golf.
Phil takes the driver.
MAN MUMBLES
Your vehicle's been seen at a shop theft.
What, got seen robbing? That's wrong. Why?
Because I ain't done it.
Well, I don't know, do we? That's why we're having a chat.
He denies all knowledge.
And, to be fair, the guy captured here filling his basket
then leaving the Co-op without paying looks nothing like him.
His passenger, on the other hand is a dead ringer -
and, what's more, he's just owned up.
Right. So you do know a little bit then?
No, I don't. Like I say, I haven't gone into a shop and robbed, innit?
Fine.
The driver won't be locked up, but his cooperative passenger -
who has form for shop theft - is off to the nick.
One of the males has bail conditions not to enter any Co-op
in the whole of the UK, so he's quite a prolific thief from Co-op.
The other lad is pleading innocence,
so he's saying he didn't know anything about it.
The driver of the Golf will be interviewed at a later date.
Reckon do a right, right here?
But two weeks later...
...he's been reported for something far more serious.
He's wanted for threats to kill, and he might be in a vehicle.
The driver's allegedly assaulted his ex and fled in the Golf.
RADIO: Yes, received, thank you.
Paul Charlesworth and Lewis Marshall are in an armed response vehicle
trying to find him.
Where?
But it's dog handler Mark Haywood who's spotted the Golf across town.
He's just seen it driving at speed, I think.
Yeah, I'm just getting behind it.
One person in the vehicle, I believe he's wanted for numerous offences,
one being assault.
Weaving around the roads.
Paul and Lewis are ready to intercept,
but that's easier said than done.
RADIO: West, heading towards the supermarket.
First... First onto Portland Road, we're still on Portland Road.
Portland Road, Hucknall.
While the boys try to plot a way to Mark,
the Golf driver's taking bigger risks.
Approaching Hucknall town centre, traffic lights on red, stand by.
High-risk, straight through.
But the dog man can't stop the car on his own.
Hucknall, I believe the firearms car is coming.
RADIO: Hopefully we'll get some more for a TPAC.
Paul and Lewis's ARV is still a way out,
and they're struggling to zero in on Mark's chase.
Annesley Road.
RADIO: there he is.
But it may be too late.
The driver, who's alleged to have assaulted someone, has bailed out.
Mark's out too, with police dog Morse. Stop, stop!
SHOUTING
Get on the floor! Get on the floor!
There.
Paul and Lewis arrive to find the abandoned dog car.
We're with his car now.
As the man's wanted on suspicion of assault,
their first thought is for Mark's safety.
SIRENS WAIL
But they needn't fret because Mark...
...has Morse.
Keep your hands out of your pocket
Right, on your front, lie on your front.
On your front, keep your hands out of your pockets.
Put your hands behind your back now.
Put your right hand behind your back!
This lad's secure, we'll get you some details in a minute.
Knees up to chest, knees up to your chest.
MAN WHIMPERS
Oh, he's got a bite on his leg.
Foxtrot 28, I think it's this lad from that domestic,
can you just confirm what he's wanted for, please.
He's wanted for quite a bit.
You're under arrest, OK? Fail to stop, yeah?
Dangerous driving, threats to kill, actual bodily harm.
You do not have to say anything but it may harm your defence
if you do not mention when questioned something which you later rely on in court.
Anything you do say may be given in evidence.
The suspect has been injured struggling with Morse.
We'll get it sorted, don't worry.
We're here to look after you now.
Mate, I'm going to stick a bandage on your leg,
I'm not going to lie to you, it'll hurt when it goes on.
As a firearms officer, Paul's trained in advance first aid
and qualified to treat trauma injuries...
Yeah, it's going to hurt, that.
...but that doesn't mean it won't hurt.
MAN GROANS AND WINCES
That's the easy bit, it's going to get a bit tighter now.
It's painful going...
It does it well, though,
because it just holds it in place, doesn't it?
...but he's soon patched up...
Right, try not to move it too much, mate.
...ready for a ride to the nick by way of A&E.
Picked the wrong car to run from there ain't, he?
No.
The man who unwisely tried to outrun Morse
was reported for dangerous driving and failing to stop.
No further action was taken for the alleged domestic incident.
The cooperative passenger who robbed the Co-op
pleaded guilty to numerous shop theft offences
and was ordered to pay £100 compensation
and issued with a community order - which was then revoked when he
reoffended, after which he was given an eight week
suspended prison sentence.
SIREN WAILS
It's well after midnight but there's life in the late shift yet.
There's a car that's trying to evade cops and get away from them.
Dan and Spencer are responding to a shout from local
cops in the unmarked X5.
RADIO:
Dan takes off to intercept.
Black focus.
SPGHCG ITIBHS comms.
NH from Oscar Foxtrot 5-3, we're also travelling to the area.
What's this? Staying sharp at 2am is a tall order.
But good interceptors never lose their...
Focus. Focus.
5-3, we've got a black Focus at speed,
Cinder Hill Road towards Bulwell.
Shifting. Yep.
He's done the old Focus hocus pocus and gone lights out,
but Dan's on him like a bumper sticker.
Going, this is.
The pursuit driver has the night eyes of a fox
and he's trained in tactical pursuit and containment.
A fail to stop, Bagnall Road.
Other TPAC drivers are closing in...
He's coming to a stop at Neston Drive, Cinder Hill.
It's the one. ..but they won't be needed.
It is. Stop, stop.
Keys out, mate.
Dan's boxed him in like a sardine with its lights off.
CONTROL SYSTEM:
OK, why did you turn your lights out when we were following you?
When we were following you,
you turned your lights out just before you turned down here.
Oh, right.
Where do you live? Sneinton?
Why have you come down here then?
You won't find him with your lights off!
Come on, I've been doing this a long time.
You're looking for your mate down here?
Is it a stolen car?
Who does it belong to?
When did you buy it?
Oh, right, got some insurance for it?
Yeah? You got some evidence of that on
your phone or something somewhere? No?
Received, he's saying he's just bought it, which is unfortunate.
Not done well, then, you've had it less than a day
and it's already smashed to bits.
The bloke is confused about why he's been stopped.
You was travelling at excessive speed. Stay where you are.
You were travelling at excessive speed and you've turned your lights off.
This is nowhere near Sneinton, not in the direction.
And it's absolute crap that you're looking for some friends round here.
It certainly sounds like it.
Well, what friend are you looking for?
Who?
Well, come on, he's...
If you're going to tell a story, tell the full story.
I'll start.
Once upon a time there was a boy who couldn't lie straight in bed.
NH, can I get a name check on our driver, please?
A check on Stevie No Mate...
Oh. You're showing as a disqualified driver, Steve.
...and the plot thickens.
You're showing as a disqualified driver.
You're disqualified until the 18th of August.
Today's August 4th.
Another two weeks, you'd have been off your disqual, ban.
This is unfortunate. Hm.
You can jump in. Put him in our car?
Just follow me to this car.
Back in Dan's office...
Stephen, where have you bought - or got - this car from, then?
Ah, the classic lad from Eastwood!
A lad in Eastwood? OK.
Do you know his name or details or anything?
Have you got a V5 or anything for it?
Right, do you see the issue we have?
In that you're driving a car, it's not registered to you,
you're disqualified and you've got no insurance.
Other than that, you're a model driver.
How do I know you haven't stolen it?
Not really.
OK.
OK, but you're disqualified.
I think we'll take it as a disqual, yeah, take the car and we...
We know who he is.
Mate, you're driving whilst disqualified.
I can find out.
Apparently he doesn't know he's banned.
Just like he doesn't know the name of the guy who sold him the car.
And how long have you owned it?
Really that short a time?
Who buys a car at one o'clock in the morning?
The sort who swiftly gets it seized by the cops.
Right, then, mate, we'll let you out and you can get on your way.
You going to be OK finding your mate?
Yeah? Do you want us to help you
OF...
OK, no worries. Let us know if you need us to help, give you a hand.
That's the one, yeah.
See you later. Ta-ra.
Good point. Folk drive with no lights on round here.
I think he was only two weeks away from finishing his ban,
so it now means he's going to get another ban,
it's going to get extended.
The bloke from the ropey motor got another ban of six months,
plus a three-month suspended prison sentence after he pleaded guilty
to driving without insurance and driving whilst disqualified.
It's anyone's guess if he ever found his mate.
Coming UP---
What's your real name?
Guess the name...
Ahh.
...of Nottinghamshire's worst designated driver.
You don't have a licence whatsoever?
No.
Stand by. Vehicle's lost control. Stand by, stand by.
Vehicle has crashed but is continuing.
Some youngsters are model drivers by the time they pass their test,
but interceptors rarely run into them.
Stand by, vehicle is losing control.
SIREN BLARES
They're more concerned with young guns who rip up the road
without any licence at all.
...something which you later rely on in court.
From a police perspective,
a lot of the young drivers that we deal with have got no real
consideration for experience.
To get a licence, you obviously have to do a driving test,
which evidences that you can drive to the required standard.
Folks that don't have licences clearly haven't proven that,
and for the vast majority that we deal with,
the reason they haven't got a licence is because they can't
pass a test, and they aren't driving at the required standard.
So it just increases the danger to themselves
and to other road users.
It was a dark and stormy night in Nottingham.
A true horror show on the road.
This is the worst type of weather next to snow.
Fog and rain.
These conditions would test an experienced driver,
but Rob Eley and Dan Machin are after a rookie of the road,
a teenager who's behind the wheel of a silver Astra.
Member of the public's reported that a load of young lads are in it,
driving it, and they look, they say, extremely young, too young to drive.
So it's a young, inexperienced driver in conditions like this.
It's miserable, it's wet, it's slippy.
It's a recipe for disaster on a night like tonight.
Rob's an all-weather advanced driver.
Come rain or shine, he'll rein in the teenager in the silver Astra.
Ooh, what was it?
What was the first four? K165. Got it.
Got it, got it, got it.
They've clocked the target car on the opposite carriageway.
We have this vehicle at Nuttall RA.
It's just going through the sequence at the lights onto the RA.
We've got no indication of occupants. We did not get a look in.
Time for a closer look.
Go on.
SIREN WHOOPS
Got a nearside indication, lights are illuminated.
Just going to driver now. Stand by.
Hello, buddy, you all right?
Is it your car? Cool, do you want to jump out for me?
You insured on it?
Good.
You got a licence?
Not got a licence? Come on, then, jump in the car.
Baby driver claims it's his motor,
but the teenager shouldn't even be behind the wheel.
Jump in. All right, squire?
No licence.
You've not got a licence, pal? Oh, dear.
Why not?
Why are you driving without a licence?
Yeah. How old are you?
19?
What's your first name?
You ever been in trouble with the police?
You ever been arrested?
You have?
Jack's known to police, meaning his mugshot is on their database,
which Rob can access with the touch of a button.
That's not you.
Busted.
What's your real name?
Mate...
We're not stupid.
Fake jack is on a tight-lipped journey in the wrong direction,
nearing the path of no return.
We're at a crossroads now, my friend.
We can be up, straight up and honest, or you can
keep talking rubbish and it's a one-way trip to the Bridewell.
Matters not to me because I'm on all night anyway.
Are we going to be real with each other? Right.
Give us your real name or we are just going to go to the Bridewell.
There we go.
So Declan has been trying to pass off as jack, who's actually
the passenger in the front seat.
Ahh.
It's always best to ensure
your designated driver has a driving licence.
So you don't have a licence whatsoever?
You do the TOR? Do you want me to do the TOR?
Yeah, mate, yeah, yeah. Do it, yeah.
Traffic offence report, so you're going to be reported for summons
for driving without insurance or a licence.
It's going to be a long walk home in the rain for him and his mates.
You can jump out. The car's being taken.
Yeah, we're seizing the car, so, off you go.
Because it's been driven with no licence and no insurance.
No, you're not jack French, are you?
To get his car back down the line,
all the realjack needs to do is to give the right details now.
Mate, I don't care, because you're not getting your car back,
so it's no bother to me.
They know his real name and it's not jack French.
We're not bothered about you sat in the passenger seat.
You've not been driving, you're not the issue,
but if you want that car back we need your name and your address.
Cos it's your car, isn't it? Think about that. It's up to you
if you give it us or not, but if you don't,
you're not getting that car back. And when you put it like that...
Are you going to give me your address?
Lovely.
That'll do, thank you. All good.
Yeah, go for it. No, all good, mate.
See you later.
The driver's night is a wash-out,
but he could have weathered a far worse fate.
So what he's saying is a recipe for disaster,
they'd have been swapping drivers later in the night.
It's wet, it's slippy. That would have been a crash, so...
All of them unlicensed, uninsured. Yeah. lnexperienced drivers.
Showing off to their mates.
It's just, it's never going to end well, is it?
Never, ever going to end well. No.
The lad formerly known as jack
pleaded guilty to driving without insurance.
He was fined £120 and given six penalty points on his licence.
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