Shropshire Star

Driver broken down in snow calls police for help - then sees car seized

Police seized a car in Telford after the driver who called them for help when it broke down was found to be driving it when it was declared off the road.

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Officers with the Operational Policing Unit pictured their Audi behind a car stopped on the snowy A5 on Thursday morning.

A spokesman for OPU Shropshire tweeted: "A5 Telford, this motorist called us as they’d broken down, unfortunately the vehicle was notified off road (sorn).

"Seized under DVLA powers."