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Car with defective headlight seized because driver had no insurance

PUBLISHED: 08:03 09 February 2018 | UPDATED: 08:03 09 February 2018

The car was seized in Victoria Road, Diss for having no insurance. Picture: NORFOLK POLICE

The car was seized in Victoria Road, Diss for having no insurance. Picture: NORFOLK POLICE

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A car stopped because it had a defective headlight was seized by police after they discovered the driver had no insurance.

Officers pulled over the vehicle in Victoria Road in Diss during the early hours of Friday, February 9 because one of its headlights was not working.

South Norfolk Police Tweeted: “Currently on proactive patrols on Victoria Road #Diss. This vehicle with a headlight out turned into being a seizure of an uninsured vehicle.”

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