Sussex Police could not resist making a sequence of quips after catching a driver dashing in an Only Fools And Horses-style three-wheeled van.
The vivid yellow Robin Reliant was emblazoned with “Trotters Independent Trading Co” throughout the again, identical to the automobile utilized by Del Boy (performed by Sir David Jason) within the hit comedy.
Black textual content beneath the licence plate learn “New York, Paris, Nuneaton & Bedworth”.
Del Boy’s well-known three-wheeler had “New York, Paris, Peckham” on the aspect.
In a publish on X, previously often known as Twitter, Sussex Roads Police mentioned officers pulled the automobile over for travelling at 43mph in a 30mph zone.
The pressure then found the motive force solely had a provisional licence and the automobile was seized.
A Sussex Police spokesperson informed Sky News the incident happened on Brighton Road, Worthing, at round 10.10pm on Sunday.
In the social media publish, the pressure could not resist a few references to the traditional BBC sitcom.
“THIS TIME NEXT YEAR WE’LL BE MILLIONAIRES,” Sussex Police wrote, quoting Sir David’s iconic character.
In a nod to Del Boy’s hapless brother, performed by Nicholas Lyndhurst, the pressure added: “You plonker, Rodney.”
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Source: information.sky.com”
