Traffic cop posts pic of ‘horrendous shed of a car’ stopped near Ripon

A Harrogate traffic constable has revealed photos of “a horrendous shed of a car” that was stopped by police near Ripon.

Traffic Constable David Minto said a colleague pulled over the Audi at Baldersby, near Ripon.

He then requested support from TC Minto, who said on his Twitter account:

“It wasn’t a difficult decision for me. All four tyres had defects. The rear offside in particular was in a dreadful state

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TC Minto added two different size tyres were fitted to the front axle and all the tyres were below the legal tread depth.

He added:

“It was a horrendous shed of a car. The driver has been reported and a court date looms.”

One person responded on Twitter to say Baldersby was an apt place for such an incident to occur, judging by the state of the tyres.

1 of 2 My colleague stopped this today on #A1M near #Baldersby #Ripon He requested support in relation to examination for a possible #PG9 #Prohibition It wasn’t a difficult decision for me… All four tyres had defects. The rear offside in particular was in a dreadful state … pic.twitter.com/s9zHTGDWxJ

— David Minto (@TC174_NYP) March 16, 2022

2 of 2 …Two different size tyres were fitted to the front axle and all were below the legal tread depth. It was a horrendous shed of a car. The driver has been reported and a court date looms #DangerousCondition #SaferRoads #RoadSafety #RoadsPolicing #ProtectingOtherRoadUsers pic.twitter.com/uwkjtSzL87

— David Minto (@TC174_NYP) March 16, 2022

 

Driver escapes serious injury in Knaresborough crash

A motorist was lucky to escape serious injury when his car overturned near Knaresborough yesterday.

Traffic Constable David Minto, one of two police officers who attended the scene, tweeted about the incident today.

TC Minto, who is based in Harrogate, said the crash happened near Copgrove, which is five miles from Knaresborough. He added:

“The driver and sole occupant of the vehicle was taken to hospital with minor injuries.

“He was discharged a short while later.”

TC Minto added that no other vehicles were involved.

No further details of the incident are currently available.

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