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| Driver filling car with branches branded 'absolute madness' | Driver filling car with branches branded 'absolute madness' |
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| A man's decision to drive after completely stuffing his car with branches has been described as "absolute madness" by police. | A man's decision to drive after completely stuffing his car with branches has been described as "absolute madness" by police. |
| The driver was stopped on Stockport's Heaton Moor Road. | The driver was stopped on Stockport's Heaton Moor Road. |
| PC Andy Monaghan said he had "never seen anything like it" and the man risked "seriously injuring someone" after his visibility and access to the gear stick was blocked. | |
| The man, aged in his 40s, was reported for a number of driving offences. | The man, aged in his 40s, was reported for a number of driving offences. |
| He had been carrying out work for an elderly couple and was taking the garden waste to a tip when he was stopped on 8 September, PC Monaghan said. | He had been carrying out work for an elderly couple and was taking the garden waste to a tip when he was stopped on 8 September, PC Monaghan said. |
| "He thought he'd be fine, but the weather was heavy and he had limited control." | "He thought he'd be fine, but the weather was heavy and he had limited control." |
| The man was made to empty the car before continuing on his way, which meant he had had to make several trips to the tip. | The man was made to empty the car before continuing on his way, which meant he had had to make several trips to the tip. |
| The officer added: "I wasn't shocked because I've previously worked in traffic [but] it was absolute madness." | The officer added: "I wasn't shocked because I've previously worked in traffic [but] it was absolute madness." |