Offending vehicles were earmarked by officers before the operation started last Tuesday , and if the vehicles had not been removed, notices, giving the owners 24 hours to either prove their car is roadworthy or remove it from the road, were issued.
And if the vehicles had not been removed by last Wednesday, when the 24 hour deadline was up, they were removed from the public highway.
Inspector Gerry Thorne, of Whitehill police, has hailed the operation a success.
He said that the scheme aimed to cut the number of untaxed and mechanically faulty cars abandoned in the town.
ÒOn the day they actually removed about 20. We consider that to be a bit of a success,Ó said Insp Thorne.
The scheme comes after a change in the law allowing police to clamp down on dodgy vehicles. Anyone who fails to comply will have to pay for the offending vehicle to be towed away and any storage or scrapping fees.
With the new scheme owners of dangerous or illegal vehicles could be forced to pay more than £100 if their vehicle is found to be unroadworthy.
And Insp Thorne believes that last weekÕs crackdown should serve as a lesson to other car owners.
ÒWe think that we have made an initial impact. Some people will be upset and perhaps that will get a message out to people that you canÕt leave these scruffy unroadworthy vehicles around,Ó he said.