Almost 600 vehicles were stopped in a major road policing operation which saw co-ordinated checks carried out on roads including the A90 through Tayside and Fife.
The high visibility operation covered 176 miles of the route between Edinburgh and Fraserburgh, with almost a third of drivers found to be above the speed limit — five at over 100 miles per hour.
Senior officers have labelled the level of speeding as “disappointing”.
Multiple units were deployed at key locations, stopping a variety of vehicles and utilising Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) technology to target specific offenders.
The officers were also supported by safety camera units.
During the operation, officers dealt with 31 drivers in relation to careless or dangerous driving, which involved a wide variety of incidents including tailgating, undertaking and a driver who was recorded travelling at 91 miles per hour in an area restricted to 50 miles per hour, while passing within metres of road workers.
There were 17 drivers reported for using mobile phones and 43 found to have no tax or expired MOT’s.
Police also seized 11 vehicles after being used without insurance or by drivers who were either disqualified, had no licence or were driving outwith the conditions of their licence.
Officers carried out a number of searches of vehicles, recovering small quantities of drugs as well as recovering a vehicle that had been stolen a short time earlier from the owner’s home address. A male was also arrested regarding an outstanding apprehension warrant.
Sergeant Steve Manson from the trunk road policing group, said: “If someone travelled on the A90 over the five days, they would have seen a number of police vehicles at various points.
“The intention was to influence driver behaviour by providing a large presence on a single route, with officers targeting specific offences that are linked to injury collisions. Despite the volume of vehicles stopped, it is encouraging that no drivers were detected driving under the influence of alcohol.”