Police have seized a man’s car after discovering his licence was 43 years out of date.

Patrols stopped the vehicle at Budgens on the A2 in Dover on Saturday.

After inquiries, the officers uncovered that the driver previously had his licence revoked for a drink-driving offence.

Furthermore, they discovered the identity card had expired in 1981.

In a post on X, Kent Road’s Policing said: “Officers on patrol in the Dover area stopped this vehicle and established that the driver's licence expired in 1981, having previously been disqualified for drink driving.

“A Traffic Offence Report was issued and the vehicle was seized.”

TORs have replaced fixed penalty tickets and are given for minor traffic offences where an officer considers further action is appropriate.