Leeds driver ends up in court after borrowing a van to pick up a bacon sandwich

A hapless driver has ended up with a court summons after police caught him driving to a sandwich shop.

The man was stopped in a van he had borrowed on the A63, which runs from Leeds to the M1.

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The van is now in police possession

Officers checked his documents and he was found to be disqualified and uninsured. The vehicle, which has now been seized, had false number plates and was untaxed.

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