14 prosecuted as police crack down on tinted windows
A police operation targeting drivers with tints on their windows has seen 14 prosecuted - with three of those in the first 10 minutes.
During the operation on the Tividale Road in Oldbury officers also made one arrest for possession of a baton and saw one driver prohibited from the road for tyres said to be in a 'dangerous condition'.
The sting on Thursday saw members from the West Midlands Traffic Department road danger reduction team and Oldbury Police make one seizure, one arrest for an offensive weapon, one prohibited for dangerous condition and one prosecuted for no licence or insurance.
According to authorities, the law states that your windscreen must transmit 75 per cent of the available light and driver’s windows must transmit 70 per cent of the available light.
Penalties for illegally tinted windows depend on the severity of the tint with between 70 per cent and 50 per cent earning motorists a 'vehicle defect rectification notice' ensuring motorists remove the tints within 14 days.
If the tint is between 50 per cent and 30 per cent the motorist will get a £100 fine and will have to remove the tints at the roadside.
Tints that only transmit between 30 per cent and 0 per cent of the available light will see drivers struck with 3 points, a £100 fine, or alternatively a court appearance.
