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Car seized by police after child spotted without seatbelt in Stafford

Staffordshire Police pulled over a black Peugeot 208 after spotting a child without a seatbelt in the back seat - and events escalated quickly.

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Vehicle seized by police in Stafford
Vehicle seized by police in Stafford

Officers ended up seizing the vehicle in Stafford after discovering the driver had been uninsured and disqualified. 

In a post on X, formerly Twitter, Staffs RCT said: "Stopped in @PoliceStafford due to child unrestrained in the rear. 

"Driver found to have no insurance and also be disqualified from driving. 

"Vehicle #seized @DriveInsured and driver reported for all offences."

But they weren't the only disqualified driver to be caught in Stafford today. 

A Fiat 500 driver also had their vehicle seized after trying to avoid a marked police vehicle by joining the M6. 

Another tweet from the service said: "Vehicle reacted to our marked car in  @PoliceStafford and tried to avoid us by joining the M6!

"No insurance. No keeper. No MOT. Driver also found to be disqualified from driving." 

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