Czech police confiscate 1440 vehicles in 2008

Police impounded 1440 vehicles in 2008, a spokesperson announced on Saturday. In 2007, the number of vehicles confiscated by police was 677. Each time, the majority of the vehicles confiscated were lorries; in 2008, the number of foreign lorries impounded by Czech police totaled 840. According to spokeswoman Veronika Benediktová, the Czech police also confiscated a number of vehicles from those driving well above the speed limit on the country’s motorways. So far this year, some 79 vehicles have been confiscated.