A mum who wasn't following child car seat rules told police that she thought it was okay because their two-year-old "could see out of the window".

The woman made the bizarre comment after police stopped the car she was in for not having a valid MOT certificate at noon on Monday, October 12, in King's Way, Wellingborough.

They found the front seat passenger of the Vauxhall Corsa was not wearing a seat belt.

The mother and child were sitting in the back and the two-year-old did not have a child car seat.

Children must normally use a child car seat until they are 12 years old or 135 centimetres tall, whichever comes first.

The driver was reported for a dangerous passenger load and having no MOT.

The front seat passenger was given a ticket for not wearing a seat belt.