A CAR which has not had road tax since last summer was found blocking access to homes after it was abandoned by a driver.

Officers from North Dorset Police located the vehicle in Winterborne Kingston overnight during the Easter weekend.

A police spokesperson said the Vauxhall car was blocking access to a number of houses down a lane.

The vehicle is reportedly linked to a Dorset Traffic Cops and Dorset Police No Excuse Operation Dragoon target.

The car had no road tax since August last year and was seized to prevent further offences, the spokesperson said.

Dorset Police’s Operation Dragoon is an effort to target drivers most likely to kill people on the county’s roads.

It came about after officers recognised that some motorists refuse to modify their driving behaviour and fail to see the potential consequences of their actions.

Road users are graded as high, medium, standard or ungraded risk offenders through regular reviews.

A Dorset Police No Excuse statement said: “Operation Dragoon will ensure these individuals are identified as early as possible, with positive, persistent and proportionate action taken against them.

“‘High’ and ‘Medium’ risk offenders will be allocated an officer in charge, who will focus on preventing them from escalating their behaviour through engagement with the individual, their family and their friends.”

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