Driver with insecure load issued police ticket after running out of fuel on busy Derbyshire road

Officers say the tarmac van driver came to a halt on the A61 Dronfield Bypass last night (February 1).

The vehicle was found to have a ‘plethora’ of issues according to cops who attended the scene.

After making the unscheduled stop, the driver was also found to have an insecure load and be towing a trailer with a registration plate that did not match the van.

A post on social media, from Derbyshire’s Roads Policing Unit, said: “Drivers mother turned up to bail him out by taking him to the petrol station whilst we prepared his tickets.”