Glasgow cops spotted a '101% overweight' vehicle in the Southside of the city yesterday.
Taking to X, Road Policing Scotland stated that officers 'couldn't believe their eyes' as a van was spotted 'crawling along the road' in the Kingston area.
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The force stated that the van weighed seven tonnes, with the maximum gross weight for a vehicle sitting at 3.5 tonnes.
The driver was subsequently stopped, charged and reported.
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Road Policing Scotland said: "Glasgow Road Police couldn't believe their eyes when they spotted this van crawling along earlier.
"It's been a while since we've had a 100% overweight figure.
"The driver was oblivious to the issue.."
#GlasgowRP couldn't believe their eyes when they spotted this van crawling along earlier.
— Road Policing Scotland (@PSOSRoads) December 12, 2023
It's been a while since we've had a 100% overweight figure. The driver was oblivious to the issue..
Stopped ✅️
Charged ✅️
Reported ✅️ #PG9 Prohibition ✅️ #Fatal5 #DontRiskIt pic.twitter.com/RrUYBMNemx
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