Devon police officers had an unusual sight today when they stopped a motorist for driving with a dog on his dashboard. 

A Devon, Cornwall and Dorset road policing team tweeted about the incident earlier today, having stopped a dark four-wheel drive for the offence earlier this morning. 

In a screengrab of the incident, a white dog can be seen sitting high up on the dash, partially obscuring the view of the driver. 

"Surely it should be obvious that driving with a dog on the dashboard in front of the steering wheel isn't a good idea??," they tweeted. 

"We didn't think so either! Driver reported for offences and likely to have some additional points to the six he already has."

Another police officer has hit out at dishonest motorists after a woman came up with a hat-trick of lies to escape having her car seized by the cops. 

The unsupervised learner claimed to have no identification, before insisting she had a full driving licence. 

She also said she had no lead for her dog. 


All three claims turned out to be false, according to the Devon, Cornwall and Dorset road policing team. 

"Some customers aren't truthful," they tweeted. 

"Unsupervised L driver stopped "I've no ID" Handbag size of small country then appears "I've got a full licence" No you havent - car seized "What about my dog? I've no lead" Lead magically appears "I'm pregnant" I'll take you to the services."