Mercedes and Skoda seized in Hitchin and Letchworth

The occupants of the white car had tried to escape officers at around 2am on Wednesday morning (November 29), before it was abandoned on the A505 Bedford Road.

Prior to this, a blue Skoda was stopped at approximately 1.15am on Norton Road, Letchworth.

The vehicle was seized after the driver provided false insurance documents, with the car's registration number written on a "dodgy cover letter".

The white Mercedes seized in Hitchin. (Image: Hertfordshire Constabulary)

A spokesperson for Hertfordshire Constabulary said: "Two vehicles were seized by North Herts Police Intervention/Response Team Three on proactive patrols last night in between attending 999 calls."

"A white Mercedes tried to make off from officers in Hitchin, before being abandoned after driving the wrong way down a one-way system. Seized as suspected stolen.

"A blue Skoda was stopped and seized in Letchworth as the driver provided false insurance documents, but had written the registration wrong on the dodgy cover letter."

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Information can be reported online at www.herts.police.uk/ro/report by calling the police's non-emergency number 101.

The Skoda seized in Hitchin. (Image: Hertfordshire Constabulary)

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Anonymous information can be given by contacting Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 or via crimestoppers-uk.org.