We’re only two weeks into January, yet the headlines surrounding van drivers seem to become stranger and stranger…
Let’s get started with news from Wales. This story isn’t as weird as it is disturbing, so get ready to grit your teeth.
Flames and Frames in Wales
Unfortunately, desperation can often get the best of us, but for Mr Sean Clarke, it’s safe to say it consumed him.
In a hopeless bid to cash out on an insurance claim, Mr Clarke thought he would try to frame one of his friends for setting a van alight. Not just any old van mind, but a lovely Vauxhall Combo van.
The clearly troubled Mr Clarke had hoped his story of his giving the van’s keys to his friend would suffice with the authorities, but of course, it wasn’t. The police followed up quite thoroughly and came to the obvious conclusion that Mr Clarke had, in fact, set the van on fire himself.
With 12 offences under his belt already, we sincerely hope Mr Clarke gets the help he needs to turn his life around. To read more about this story, you can catch it here.
Freemen of the Land should pay for their van insurance too
So, here is where it starts to get strange. The first thing we should do is disregard the plural here. This story is more about a ‘Freeman’ rather than a bunch of them.
Up in lovely Staffordshire (Woodville, to be precise), the police were treated to a chuckle after they pulled over a van driver with a lack of insurance.
The driver claimed that as a “Freeman of the land”, he did not require van insurance. In his head, simply refusing to consent to the laws in the UK meant he didn’t have to follow them.
Sure, sure… Makes total sense.
Unfortunately for the “Freeman”, the police officers did not see it his way. This inevitably led to a lot of police time wasted after he refused to exit the van, but he was arrested in the end. His lovely black Vauxhall was also seized, too.
If you’d like to read more about the “Freeman”, you can do so right here.
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