Video: Driver washes car in Wakefield city centre fountain

A VIDEO shows the moment a motorist is chased by police after he took his car for a wash in a city fountain.

The footage captures the driver of the silver Vauxhall Insignia spinning round under the jets of the Bullring fountain in Wakefield.

A motorist is chased by police after he took his car for a wash in a fountain. Picture: Ross Parry Agencyplaceholder image
A motorist is chased by police after he took his car for a wash in a fountain. Picture: Ross Parry Agency

As a police car approaches, the driver makes a getaway.

Onlookers are heard shouting “nick him” as the police car appears on the scene, and cheering as it enters the Bullring.

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