Motorist caught driving 'Ace Ventura-style' in snow

Police said it was "simply not acceptable" to drive with the windscreen covered in snow

A motorist has been caught driving with their head out of the window "Ace Ventura-style" because the car's windscreen was covered in snow.

Merseyside Police posted an image on social media platform X of a Mercedes car covered in snow, with the caption: "Just when you think you have seen it all."

It said the vehicle was "being driven exactly as you see it in the picture, with the driver hanging out of the window".

In a scene in the 1994 comedy Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, Jim Carrey's character drives with his head out of the window because his windscreen has been smashed and cannot be seen out of.

'Kamikaze'

AA president Edmund King said: "We have previously warned of dangerous 'tank commander' drivers who just scrape a small hole on the windscreen to peer out.

"But this example is a much more kamikaze approach as the driver won't see a thing.

"It only takes 10 minutes maximum to scrape a windscreen. Or you can get an electric vehicle which can be preconditioned to defrost the car."

Under the Road Traffic Act 1988, drivers must have a "full view of the road and traffic ahead".

Failing to remove snow properly from a windscreen could result in a £60 fine and three penalty points.