Driver who travelled 65 miles from Nottingham to Batley has car seized

A driver who had travelled from Nottingham to see friends in Batley has had his car seized by police and was issued with a covid fine.
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Officers from the Batley and Spen Neighbourhood Policing Team stopped the Audi vehicle on Bradford Road.

Police discovered the driver, who had used the motorway to come from Nottingham, was driving on an expired provisional licence and without insurance.

The driver will also receive a fine for breaching Covid restrictions and a day in court for the driving offences.