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| Driver stopped by police after strapping a truck into the boot of his hatchback | Driver stopped by police after strapping a truck into the boot of his hatchback |
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| A driver tried to tow a flatbed truck by wedging the front of it in the boot of his car - and securing it with just one strap. | A driver tried to tow a flatbed truck by wedging the front of it in the boot of his car - and securing it with just one strap. |
| The motorist removed the front wheels, doors and engine from the truck to lighten the load and hoisted it into the rear of his grey hatchback. | The motorist removed the front wheels, doors and engine from the truck to lighten the load and hoisted it into the rear of his grey hatchback. |
| He then lashed the two together with a single blue strap and set off along the road in Gloucester where police stopped him. | He then lashed the two together with a single blue strap and set off along the road in Gloucester where police stopped him. |
| Gloucestershire Police officers tweeted a photo of the potentially dangerous combination and added: "Photos of a stop by one of our units in Gloucester - car towing a car with a van strapped on the back. | |
| "The van was quite literally strapped to the car. Driver reported for dangerous condition. No lights too." | "The van was quite literally strapped to the car. Driver reported for dangerous condition. No lights too." |
| Press Association | Press Association |
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