Police pull driver over on M6 and are left stunned when he shows his licence

Police officers couldn't believe their eyes when a driver they pulled over on the M6 showed them his driving licence. The car was stopped on the motorway in Staffordshire, with officers keen to speak with the driver.

As is normal practice, the officers asked to see the man's licence so they could confirm who he was and all his necessary details were in order. But they needed to double-take when he produced 'his' licence.

That's because the person in the photo looked nothing like him. The driver had brazenly handed over the licence, apparently believing he would be able to fool the officers.

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The traffic cops told how the person in the photo card was a different person and was "about 20 stone heavier". When the motorist was informed he was going to be arrested, he then "remembered" his real name.

Police then discovered the man didn't have any insurance and he will now face action. The Central Motorway Policing Group (CMPG) shared details of the incident which happened on the M6 this week.

They posted on X: "This vehicle was stopped on the M6 in Staffs. The driver produced a pic of a foreign photo card licence of someone with a different skin colour and about 20 stone heavier than him.

"When threatened with arrest he remembered his other name (real one). He didn’t have any insurance."