Uninsured vehicle scheme shortfall
A Scotland Yard operation to seize uninsured vehicles, which was expected to boost the budget of the force by more than £3 million, has failed to deliver.
It was hoped that Operation Reclaim would cut crime and pollution, as well as giving police funds a boost.
However, only 36,000 vehicles are expected to have been seized by April, compared with the 60,000 originally expected.
This has meant the Metropolitan Police is expecting a shortfall of £1.3 million, as the £3.2 million it expected to raise in fines is unlikely to be achieved.
Despite the force saying the operation had successfully removed more cars than in previous years, Jenny Jones, a road safety campaigner from the Metropolitan Police Authority (MPA), said more needed to be done.
"Two decades of neglecting this issue have led to a culture of lawless roads where far too many motorists in London feel they can drive without insurance and get away with it," she said.
"I think it is great that the police in most areas of London are finally getting on top of this problem. However, some borough police commanders are still not seeing the clear link between uninsured driving and main stream criminality."