Two arrests made and mopeds seized during Watford delivery operation
Hertfordshire Police have been targeting delivery drivers suspected of breaking the law
Two people have been arrested and two mopeds taken off the road after police cracked down on delivery riders in Watford.
Officers say they stopped riders on the High Street after complaints about bikes being ridden dangerously and illegally.
Reports claimed the bikes were being ridden in an anti-social and illegal manner such as contravening one-way signs, as well as parking and riding on pavements.
The team stationed themselves outside McDonald’s on the High Street and were joined by colleagues from Immigration Enforcement for the town centre operation led by PC Lewis Hailey last Friday evening (Friday 15th August 2025).
Sergeant Brad Cross, from Hertfordshire Police's Watford Central NPT, said:
“We arranged this operation following feedback from the public, who told us they had concerns that there was going to be a collision involving one or more of these bikes.
“Throughout the evening, we received positive feedback from both those working in McDonald’s as well as passing members of the public, who were interested in what we were doing.
“Our work yielded several productive results including two immigration-related arrests, two moped seizures and several parking tickets handed out. We also carried out approximately 100 vehicle and person checks, and we’re looking to plan another operation soon.”