January 13, 16:30, Traffic Control, Västerbotten County

Published: Tue 13 Jan 2026 16:33 CET

Västerbotten, a selection of the police's work in traffic.

DOROTEA

At 1:13 pm sobriety and speed in traffic were checked on county road 1052 in Högland, with no remarks. Thereafter, a traffic control was held at Västra Ormsjö, with the same result.

ROBERTSFORS

During early afternoon, a driver was stopped for control shortly outside Robertsfors. The car had a driving ban, the vehicle's rear light/ headlights were missing or not functioning, and the direction indicators were not of approved type or were defective. The driver had also not taken appropriate action to ensure that passengers under 15 years used a seatbelt or special protective device. Fines were issued.

Around 2:14 pm sobriety and speed in traffic were checked within the built-up area. A driver was reported for speeding after driving 49 km/h on a 40 km/h road.

SKELLEFTEÅ

At 2:14 pm a driver was stopped for control in Bygdsiljum. The car had a driving ban and fines were issued. Thereafter, another driver received fines because he "had not taken appropriate measures to prevent the motor vehicle from being used by an unauthorized person" and a third driver received fines because he did not use a seatbelt.

UMEÅ

Shortly before 3:15 pm a driver was stopped on Västerslätt after using a mobile phone during driving. Fines of 1500 kronor were issued.

A short time later a driver was stopped in the city center after driving against a yellow light. Fines of 2000 kronor were issued.

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