Driver caught in car with no front seats

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Driver caught behind the wheel of a car with no front seats
(Image credit: Source: Queensland Police)

An Australian man has been charged with a string of offences, after police pulled his car over and discovered it had no front seats. According to police reports, the man and his female passenger were using a rolled-up foam mattress to sit on. When questioned, the man admitted to police he had recently been disqualified from driving.

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Drunk man forgets selling car for booze

A New Zealand man who had too much to drink, and sold his car in order to buy more alcohol, woke up the following morning to find his car missing and reported it stolen. Local police say the person who purchased the vehicle for $800 returned the car after a registration check showed the vehicle listed as stolen.

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