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Uninsured driver reprimanded for using shoe laces to operate windscreen wipers

Shocked police officers in Staffordshire reprimanded a driver who used shoe laces to operate his windscreen wipers.

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A motorist used shoe laces to pull his widow wipers
A motorist used shoe laces to pull his widow wipers

Staffordshire Police posted a video of the "creative" DIY fix to broken wipers on social media. 

They posted: "As creative it appears to use shoe laces to manually operate your broken wipers, it isn’t acceptable!"

Not only was the driver punished for his car not being road worthy - he also had much bigger problems for the police to deal with.

The police added: "The lack of licence and insurance takes matters to another level. Vehicle seized by @StaffsRCT

"Driver reported for using a vehicle without docs and in a dangerous condition."

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