BAFFLING footage captures the moment police stopped a reckless driver who was using shoelaces to operate his windscreen wipers during Storm Bert.
Staffordshire Police revealed they had seized a vehicle after the motorist was reported for driving in a dangerous condition and without proper documents.
@StaffspoliceStaffordshire showcased how a driver tied shoelaces to his windscreen wipers[/caption]
@StaffspoliceThe driver also didn’t have a licence or insurance[/caption]
GettyThe reckless motorist tried the DIY method during Storm Bert[/caption]
The idiot driver had been using shoelaces to operate his windscreen wipers during Storm Bert.
To make matters worse, the reckless motorist was also driving without a license and insurance.
In a video on X, police showcased the DIY contraption in action, with the windscreen wipers barely functioning as the shoelaces were attached.
The caption read: “As creative it appears to use shoe laces to manually operate your broken wipers, it isn’t acceptable!
“The lack of licence and insurance takes matters to another level.
“Vehicle seized by@StaffsRCT. Driver reported for using a vehicle without docs and in a dangerous condition.”
It comes after drivers were left stranded as Storm Bert battered the country.
Hundreds of homes were left underwater, roads were turned into rivers and winds of more than 80mph were recorded across parts of the UK.
A mum was forced to watch in horror as her 11-month-old baby became trapped inside a car sinking in raging floodwaters.
Hero dad, Andre Randles, had to rescue his baby son when his Volkswagen hatchback became submerged in Todmorden, West Yorkshire.
The tot’s terrified mum, Paige Newsome, wrote on social media: “[It was] such a scary experience for Andre having to pull himself and our 11-month-old baby out of the car windows, whilst the water was flooding into the car.”
She also criticised the council as the road has reportedly been a dangerous area for years whenever there is heavy rain.
“Calderdale Council need to sort this out ASAP! They have been getting notified about this part of Woodhouse Road multiple times by the owners of the house next to where our car is parked,” she fumed.
A “danger to life” flood warning is still in place with Brits facing a mammoth cleanup job after Storm Bert left five dead.
The Met Office issued the warning for Billing Aquadrome holiday park and the surrounding parks next to the River Nene in Northampton.
Aftermath of the Storm
The flood alert was re-issued “due to deep and fast flowing water” which remains on the park.
Officials said this will “continue to be extremely hazardous” throughout the night.
People waded through deep water yesterday to escape the flooding, holding carrier bags containing their belongings.
Stan Brown, 67, who has lived on the Billing Aquadrome park for 25 years, said he has “had enough” and felt he had no choice but to move away.
He said: “I’ve got somewhere else to go but I’m one of the few. Other people have spent their life savings to buy a place on there, and now they’ve got nowhere else to go.”
Communities in England and Wales have now started a “massive clean-up” after torrential rain and widespread flooding from Storm Bert over the past few days.
Homeowners in Didcot, Oxfordshire, have been left disgusted as sewage “poured into streets” during the aftermath of the Storm.
Other residents in affected areas have said they do not believe the chaos will by cleared by Christmas, as the Environment Secretary Steve Reed said the UK’s flood defences were in the “worst condition on record”.
Sutherland Beck in Didcot’s Ladygrove estate has been badly flooded as householders have been unable to get to work.
People living in the area have said the impact of foul waste in the streets is having a “huge impact” on their wellbeing.
Meanwhile, five people and two dogs have been rescued by fire crews after becoming trapped inside a pub after the River Avon burst its banks following heavy rain.
Station manager for Bath and Kingswood Fire Station Darren Staples said the water level in the pub “had got up to just below the ceiling height”.
Mr Reed also said more flooding is likely this week but should have a less severe impact than has been seen so far.
GettyStorm Bert left hundreds of homes underwater and turned roads into rivers[/caption]
A dad rescued his 11-month-old baby after pulling him from a car window as it sank
Mum Paige watched in horror as her son was trapped inside their VW
Paige NewsomeThe couple found themselves in difficulty after believing the water was shallow[/caption] Published: [#item_custom_pubDate]
