Car with planks of wood sticking out of window stopped by police in Bradford
A DRIVER has been reported after police in Bradford came across a vehicle with planks of wood sticking out of the window.
Officers from the Steerside Enforcement Team stopped the Vauxhall after spotting it in the Kings Road area of the city.
The car had around a half dozen planks of wood sticking outside of the passenger window.
A spokesperson for the Steerside Enforcement Team said: "We came across this Vauxhall on Kings Road with an obviously dangerous load."
"The driver was reported for the offence."
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