Derbyshire driver crashes after having his licence for a week – as officers say he confused road with ‘race track’

On Tuesday, July 19, the Derbyshire Roads Policing Unit were called to an incident at Wessington, near Alfreton.

The male driver of a Volkswagen had crashed – and officers later discovered that his licence was only a week old.

The DRPU tweeted: “Maybe he thought it was a race track due to the road edgings. Only had his licence just over a week.

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“Luckily no injuries for him, passengers or anyone else. Now then, Mum, remember that car I had…”