Hapless illegal driver caught overtaking on road OUTSIDE Sheffield traffic police base
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The illegal motorist was behind the wheel of a BMW 4 series when he overtook a slow moving vehicle on Europa Way, which runs alongside South Yorkshire Police’s operations complex – where traffic officers are based.
A police car was coming in the opposite direction at that time and was forced to take evasive action to avoid a crash.
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Hide AdSouth Yorkshire Police said: “There are the bad days that just happen to us all sometimes, and then there are the bad days that are entirely your own fault.
“Imagine you get the keys to a very nice BMW 4 series. You decide to take it for a bit of a spin, but because you have no licence or insurance, you decide to keep it on the down low and be discreet about it.
“You decide the best road to be discreet on, is the one that runs by the SYP ops support base.
“And while you’re on that road, you decide to overtake a slower moving vehicle. No one will notice, not even that fully marked traffic car coming towards you. You know, that one that has to take some quite drastic avoiding action to avoid a head on collision.
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Hide Ad“In a predictable end to this bad day, the very nice BMW was soon on a recovery truck, and the driver the recipient of much paperwork, including an appointment to speak to a magistrate in the near future.”