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Police issue multiple fines in Västerbotten traffic controls

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Key Points
  • Police in Västerbotten issued fines for traffic violations including speeding, glimmers, and vehicle defects.
  • Fines were given in locations such as Umeå, Storuman, and Åsele during controls on March 29.
  • Some controls passed without remarks, and the police caution that details are preliminary and subject to change.

Police in Västerbotten, Sweden, conducted traffic controls on March 29, resulting in several fines. In Umeå, a driver was fined for having glimmers on their car, another for speeding and not using blinkers on Kolbäcksbron, and another for a broken taillight, stop light, defective turn signal, and an unauthorized color coating on windows on Kolbäcksvägen near Carlshem. A car on Kolbäcksvägen near Ålidhem was fined for glimmers and unauthorized color coating on side windows.

On E12 near Forsmark/Umnäs in Storuman municipality, a driver was fined 2,400 kronor for driving 106 km/h in a 90 km/h zone. On Norra Obbolavägen in Alvik, Umeå, a fine was issued for deficiencies in load securing and protruding load. Another driver was fined for speeding on Tegsbron in Umeå.

In Gafsele, Åsele municipality, five fines were issued for speeding violations on national road 90. Some controls, such as those on Backenvägen/Tvärvägen in Umeå, Storgatan in central Umeå, and Vilhelminavägen outside Lycksele, passed without remarks. The police note that this information is preliminary and may change.

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