Officers swooped on the vehicle on the northbound carriageway of the M6 in Staffordshire
Police stop driver on side of the road(Image: Staffs RCT)
This is the moment police stopped a Mercedes driver with a fridge strapped to the roof of the car.
Officers swooped on the vehicle on the northbound carriageway of the M6 in Staffordshire.
It had followed numerous calls of an “insecure load about to fall off”.
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Police said it was not the way to secure and transport a fridge freezer.
Officers reported the driver and they were educated about highway safety.
Fridge on top of the Mercedes (Image: Staffs RCT)
Police shared shocking images of the load next to the roadside on social media today, Wednesday, September 17.
It showed the fridge packaged and strapped to the rood of the car.
Posting on X, StaffsRCT said: “This vehicle was stopped northbound on the #M6 following numerous calls of an insecure load about to fall off.
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“This is definitely not the way to secure a fridge freezer for transportation.
“Driver reported and educated accordingly. #OpLightning Team 1.”