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An Australian man in the city of Adelaide was recently stopped by police for suspicious behaviour. The officers then found he had replaced the steering wheel of his car with a frying pan. Police were called after reports of a man loitering and when they arrived at the scene, he got into his car and drove off at speed. The police set off in pursuit and were able to stop the man, realising then that the vehicle was neither insured nor registered, while its licence plates had been changed illegally. A quick in
January 27, 2017 Read time: 1 min
An Australian man in the city of Adelaide was recently stopped by police for suspicious behaviour. The officers then found he had replaced the steering wheel of his car with a frying pan. Police were called after reports of a man loitering and when they arrived at the scene, he got into his car and drove off at speed. The police set off in pursuit and were able to stop the man, realising then that the vehicle was neither insured nor registered, while its licence plates had been changed illegally. A quick inspection of the vehicle also revealed the frying pan bolted onto the steering column and the car was seized for being unroadworthy, while police discovered the man had skipped bail for previous offences.

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