Bedford motorist with long item poking out of car not 'acceptable'

Police said travelling with a long item, in the image, was not "acceptable"

A driver has been stopped by police after being caught transporting a long load that poked out of the vehicle.

BCH Road Policing Unit, said: "This is by no means an acceptable way of transporting a load", and stopped the motorist in Bedford.

The item, which appears to be a facia, was likely to cause injury to people "walking near the vehicle", it added.

It said the Volvo driver had been reported and had to arrange "other means of transport".

The car was stopped in Bedford