Police seize learner driver's car twice in one day

A learner driver in Nottingham had his car seized twice in one day after he was caught driving without L plates or supervision, police said.

A 38-year-old was pulled over at 08:00 BST on Friday, 9 May for a document check.

Nottinghamshire Police officers seized his car on the spot after he presented his provisional licence and issued him with a traffic offence report.

However, the force said he was spotted behind the wheel a few hours later, at 13:20, after he collected his car from a recovery yard in Sneinton.

Officers issued a second traffic offence report and took his keys again.

"I've seen a few unusual things in my time as a police officer, but this was certainly a first," said PC Dan Bird of the Radford Road response team.

"You can get fined up to £1,000 and receive six penalty points on your provisional licence for driving without the correct supervision.

"Similarly, you can receive up to six penalty points for not displaying L plates.

"If the learner driver fails to do this, we will not hesitate to take the appropriate action."

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