BMW car stopped for having seven people on the back seat

PUBLISHED: 20:13 05 January 2019 | UPDATED: 21:52 05 January 2019

The BMW which was stopped in Ipswich after it was found to have seven people sitting in the back seat. Picture: SUFFOLK POLICE

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Seven people were seen sitting in the back of a BMW in Ipswich town centre this afternoon.

#RCRT stopped car in #Ipswich this afternoon due to excessive number of REAR seat passengers: SEVEN in total, 4 adults and 3 children, all failing to wear seat belts got out of the rear. £££s taken at roadside as driver a non resident #GFPN #Fatal4 @SuffolkPolice #1053 pic.twitter.com/NtmcUjkRd5
— Norfolk & Suffolk Roads and Armed Policing Team (@NSRAPT) January 5, 2019

They were spotted by an officer from the Norfolk and Suffolk Roads and Armed Policing Team in St Helen’s Street.

There were a total of four adults and three children and none of them were wearing seat belts which led to the driver of the vehicle, which had a foreign number plate, being issued with a fine.

A spokesman for Suffolk police said the driver was given two tickets. One for £100 for the passengers not wearing seat belts and another £100 for carrying a dangerous load in the vehicle. The driver also had three penalty points on his driving licence.