Van driver gets £300 fine after being caught with his van a ton overweight thanks to all the stockpiled toilet roll inside amid growing coronavirus crisis
- Driver was stopped by officers from the Driver and Vehicles Standards Agency
- Was found with a van-load of toilet roll, which people have been panic-buying
- The motorist was hit with a £300 fine at the Blackwall Tunnel in London today
A motorist has been fined £300 after being caught in a van which was more than a ton overweight because he had stockpiled toilet roll.
The driver was stopped by officers from the Driver and Vehicles Standards Agency at the Blackwall Tunnel in London today.
He was found with a van-load of toilet roll, which people have been panic-buying amid the coronavirus crisis.
The driver was stopped by officers from the Driver and Vehicles Standards Agency at the Blackwall Tunnel in London today, and fined £300
The DVSA shared a photograph of the driver’s van on social media, tweeting: ‘This van driver was taking stocking up on toilet and kitchen rolls to the extreme’
The DVSA shared a photograph of the driver’s van on social media, tweeting: ‘This van driver was taking stocking up on toilet and kitchen rolls to the extreme
‘We stopped this vehicle at Blackwall Tunnel and found it was more than a tonne overweight.
‘The driver is £300 lighter from the fine we issued him. Keeping you safe #toiletrollcrisis.’
The picture sparked a witty reaction among social media users
Shoppers across the world have been filmed stockpiling on toilet roll and fighting over packs in supermarkets amid coronavirus fears.
The government last week urged calm as it emerged some supermarkets were warning of shortages of drugs, hand sanitiser and toilet roll.
The DVSA has been contacted for comment.