Otago coastal area road policing manager Senior Sergeant Karl Hemmingsen said vehicles were taken off the road following a police operation in the city on Friday night run in conjunction with the NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi and the Dunedin Warrant of Fitness Centre.
The operation targeted illegally modified and unsafe vehicles.
"Over the course of the operation, 28 vehicles were ordered to be inspected — only two of the 28 were found to be fully compliant, including drivers being within the conditions of their licences," Snr Sgt Hemmingsen said.
As a result, 26 vehicles were issued a variety of infringement notices, the majority for driver’s licence breaches and for having an invalid warrant of fitness.
Twenty-four of the 26 vehicles were either pink or green stickered, Snr Sgt Hemmingsen said.
A pink sticker is put on a vehicle deemed unsafe and then ordered off the road.
Two of the vehicles were towed immediately from the testing site after being deemed an extreme risk to other road users.
"A number of other offences, such as excess breath alcohol and breaches of bail were identified throughout the night.
"Road users with modified vehicles and anti-social road users can expect to be directed to a testing facility for vehicle inspections at any time.
"The vehicles these people are operating need to be up to legal standards," he said.
Snr Sgt Hemmingsen said police in Otago would continue to run these types of operations at random.
"Fines can be issued for failing to go to the testing location and if you continue to use a vehicle that has been directed off the road with a non-operation order, you can expect further enforcement action."
