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'Supermen' pulled over by Birmingham motorway police | 'Supermen' pulled over by Birmingham motorway police |
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Two men dressed as Superman have had their car seized by police after they were caught driving on the M42 with a fluttering red cape instead of a rear window. | Two men dressed as Superman have had their car seized by police after they were caught driving on the M42 with a fluttering red cape instead of a rear window. |
The Central Motorway Policing Group pulled them over near junction four on suspicion of driving without insurance. | The Central Motorway Policing Group pulled them over near junction four on suspicion of driving without insurance. |
A spokesman said "We don't work for Lex Luthor but we had to remove Superman's wheels from the road." | |
The force also seized a tractor trundling along the M6 on Monday. | |
"To see such a vehicle travelling on such a busy stretch of road was both unusual and quite a surprise for the patrol officers," said Insp Mark Watkins. | |
"Tractors are one of the various prohibited vehicles on the motorway network - a fact that the driver seemed to be unaware of." | |
The images of the "supermen" brought back memories of Del Boy and Rodney's Batman and Robin outfits in BBC comedy Only Fools and Horses, a West Midlands Police spokesman said. | |
It even prompted the Oklahoma County Sheriff to tweet to his West Midlands counterparts: "Nice work! Not even Superman has a chance against police Kryptonite. | |
"He's much better at flying than driving, anyway." | "He's much better at flying than driving, anyway." |
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