THURROCK Council's road sfatey team recently teamed up with Essex Police to take part in a Vision Zero Day (previously known as Surround a Town Day).   

This day of action was a collaboration as part of the Safer Essex Roads Partnership.

The morning focused on South Ockendon, including outside Benyon Primary School, and in the afternoon the teams moved on to Grays.

On the day, vehicles were pulled over for various offences including:   

• 23 with no seatbelts (drivers and passengers) including three children
• 13 mobile phone offences
• three speeding including one driver at 44 miles per hour (mph) in a 30mph zone
• two with no valid MOT  

A statement from the council says: "Our School Crossing Patrol also enjoyed having the support from a police officer outside the school.

"The Road Safety Team and our partners continue to speak to drivers about road safety issues. Thank you to everyone involved for their support."