‘100 months of combined driving bans’: All in a week’s work for roads policing officer

PC Dave Millican’s five shifts on patrol offer a snapshot of the work being carried out daily to keep Lincolnshire’s roads safe and to target criminals using the county’s road network.

Specialising in drink and drug driving offences, PC Millican has previously been commended for his expertise when giving evidence in court. The week highlighted by Lincolnshire Police proved no exception.

Monday: Tactical stop and court appearance

His first shift began before 7am on Monday when he and specialist operations colleagues, including armed policing officers, were called to a high-risk incident.

A report had come in that a woman had been forcibly removed from hospital. Officers located the suspect vehicle and carried out a reinforced tactical stop. The driver was arrested and the woman safeguarded.

From there, PC Millican headed straight to court as officer in charge of a case involving causing serious injury by careless driving. The defendant was found guilty after trial, disqualified from driving for 12 months and ordered to complete 135 hours of unpaid work, alongside costs.

Later that same day, he attended a life-threatening road traffic collision near Manby, close to Louth, where a cyclist had been struck by a car. After initial investigations by Roads Policing, the case was handed to the Serious Collision Investigation Unit due to the severity of the injuries.

When the case reached court in December 2025, the driver received a 26-week custodial sentence, suspended for 18 months, and a two-year driving ban.

Tuesday: Drink drivers and uninsured vehicles

Tuesday saw another arrest after a driver was stopped in Skegness for speeding. She blew 81 on the breathalyser — more than double the legal limit of 35. She was also found to have no driving licence and her vehicle was seized. She later received a 20-month disqualification along with fines and costs.

Paperwork relating to Monday’s serious collision filled much of the remainder of the shift.

Wednesday: Supporting colleagues

On Wednesday, PC Millican stopped an uninsured driver who later received six penalty points and fines at court. During the same shift, he supported colleagues following a third-party report linked to a domestic incident. The driver attempted to provide false details, but was identified using a fingerprint scanner. He too had no licence and his vehicle was seized.

That day also saw a second drink-drive arrest, after a motorist in Louth was stopped for speeding and swerving between lanes. He blew 77 and was later banned from driving for 36 months.

Thursday and Friday: Drugs arrest, fatal collision and 100mph stop

The end of the week continued at the same pace. Near Alford, a driver initially stopped for speeding failed a roadside drugs test for cocaine. She was arrested and later disqualified for 12 months.

Another motorist was caught driving without a licence or insurance, resulting in six penalty points and fines.

PC Millican and colleagues from Roads Policing, alongside the Serious Collision Investigation Unit and Forensic Collision Investigation Unit, were also called to a fatal collision in Lincoln involving a motorcyclist. The driver of the other vehicle was arrested, and PC Millican assisted by interviewing him in custody. The investigation remains ongoing.

While returning from Lincoln along the A157 at Hainton, he stopped a driver travelling at 100mph in a 60mph zone. The driver had neither a licence nor insurance. His car was seized and he was later disqualified for 56 days and fined.

As part of wider team efforts during the week, outcomes included:

• Combined driving disqualifications totalling 106 months
• A six-month suspended prison sentence
• 135 hours of unpaid work ordered
• Numerous fines and penalty points issued
• Five uninsured vehicles removed from the road

In between major incidents, PC Millican carried out speed checks, anti-social behaviour patrols and issued traffic offence reports.

Dave has been a Roads Policing Officer since July 2022. Reflecting on the week, he said:

“In Roads Policing, some results like seizing a vehicle come instantly; whilst others, such as serious collision investigations, can take months or even years.

“By nature, our work leads to a lot of arrests, which means we spend a lot of time processing suspects and managing long-term court demands.

“This was a good week to highlight the range of things we deal with and hopefully offers reassurance that we’re doing all we can to keep the roads safe and disrupt criminality.

“For me, what’s always worked best is simply stopping someone who is driving badly.”

Lincolnshire Police say the work forms part of their ongoing commitment to reducing the number of people killed or seriously injured on the county’s roads — and to keeping Lincolnshire safe.