A great number of vehicles have been impounded by the police across the country. This decision by the police followed the failure of the vehicle owners or drivers to renew their licenses and pay road and income tax for the year 2008.

Police Spokesman, Inspector Sulayman Secka told Foroyaa that their operation has been successful with "more than a thousand vehicles impounded country wide". Inspector Secka said both drives and vehicle owners risk possible prosecution after meeting the police demands.

He urged drivers to abide by the law to avoid such things in the future. According to the police spokesman, every divisional police headquarters now has a testing officer and licences issuing officers, which he said is done to ease the congestion of people demanding licence at the main police headquarters, Banjul.

Inspector Secka said that the Motor Traffic Act requires licenses to be renewed on the not later than 15 January each year and drivers had enough time since then.

He apologised to commuters who are being affected by the shortage of vehicles in the traffic.