Driver stopped by police after strapping a truck into the boot of his hatchback

The motorist had secured the flatbed with a solitary blue strap

The flatbed truck being towed by a car when it was stopped by police in Gloucester (PA)

A driver tried to tow a flatbed truck by wedging the front of it in the boot of his car - and securing it with just one strap.

The motorist removed the front wheels, doors and engine from the truck to lighten the load and hoisted it into the rear of his grey hatchback.

He then lashed the two together with a single blue strap and set off along the road in Gloucester where police stopped him.

Gloucestershire Police also observed the driver had no lights (PA)

Gloucestershire Police officers tweeted a photo of the potentially dangerous combination and added: "Photos of a stop by one of our units in Gloucester - car towing a car with a van strapped on the back.

"The van was quite literally strapped to the car. Driver reported for dangerous condition. No lights too."

Press Association