Police catch Mini driver doing 'handbrake turns' outside Longton Tesco

Dave Knapper

21 November 2024 at 9:36 am·1-min read

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Police have been left unimpressed after catching a Mini driver pulling handbrake turns outside a wintry city supermarket. Now the motorist has been told they face losing their car after the stunts in Tesco.

A photo shared by officers from Staffordshire Police's road crime team (RCT) show a series of tyre marks on the Longton car park with an unmarked patrol car at the scene.

A spokesperson for the RCT said: "This vehicle was performing handbrake turns on Tesco in Longton. This amounts to driving without due care and attention and is also anti-social."

The driver has been warned if the car is spotted again doing something anti-social it'll be seized.

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