Overview

• Dashcam video shows a box van veer into a layby on the A34 between the Peartree and Botley interchanges and strike parked cars, seriously injuring two people.
• Driver Tracey Hosker, 35, admitted two counts of causing serious injury by dangerous driving and in June received a 22-month sentence suspended for 24 months, a four-year driving ban, 10 days of community service and an extended re-test.
• Police say recent roadside checks have repeatedly found export-destined vehicles in dangerous condition, citing worn or damaged tyres, faulty brakes and lighting, broken wipers, overloading and severe corrosion.
• Enforcement has produced penalties including licence points and fines, with examples such as a £200 fine and six points for an overweight uninsured vehicle and further sanctions for overloaded and insecurely loaded vans.
• Officers urge drivers and exporters to ensure vehicles are roadworthy and ask the public to report unsafe movements via 101 or online, stressing that limited export exemptions do not remove obligations under road safety laws.