Preston Police shocked to find five children not wearing seat belts crammed into Volkswagen

Police in Preston were shocked to find five unrestrained children in the back of a car which they stopped in the city.
Adam Lord
By Adam Lord
Published 23rd Apr 2022, 11:09 BST
Updated 25th Apr 2022, 13:42 BST
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Officers were alerted to the vehicle when a child was seen jumping around.

In all, they found seven people in the five-seater Volkswagen, five of them children and one aged just two.

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Only the driver, given a Traffic Offence Report by police at the scene, was wearing a seat belt. Points and a fine are likely to follow.

The image shared by Preston Police of the stopped vehicleThe image shared by Preston Police of the stopped vehicle
The image shared by Preston Police of the stopped vehicle

A statement from Preston Police on Facebook read: “Vehicle stopped as a child could be seen jumping around. Surprisingly there were 5 children in the rear, one a 2 year old, 7 people in total in a car with only 5 belts, only the driver with a belt on. TOR issued. Driver will be receiving points and a fine.”