'The gift that kept on giving' - Driver arrested for string of offences after police make multiple discoveries during stop on M6 in West Midlands

It's not yet Christmas but police who stopped a driver on the M6 said it was 'the gift that kept on giving' after making multiple discoveries.

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The Staffordshire road crime team reported that they stopped a Mercedes on the motorway and found the driver did not have a licence, insurance, wasn't wearing his seatbelt and cord was showing on his tyre. 

Officers also found he was wanted by immigration. 

Police stopped this vehicle on the M6 in Staffordshire. Photo: 
StaffsRCT
Police stopped this vehicle on the M6 in Staffordshire. Photo: StaffsRCT

They arrested the driver and seized the vehicle. 

Posting on X this morning, the team said: "The gift that kept on giving. We stopped this Mercedes on the #M6.  

"The driver did not have a licence, insurance, not wearing his seatbelt and cord was showing on his tyre.

"The driver was also wanted by immigration. The driver arrested and vehicle seized."