Baffling moment cops stop idiot driver using SHOELACES to operate windscreen wipers during Storm Bert

BAFFLING footage captures the infinitesimal constabulary stopped a reckless operator who was utilizing shoelaces to run his windscreen wipers during Storm Bert.

Staffordshire Police revealed they had seized a conveyance aft the motorist was reported for driving successful a unsafe information and without due documents.

The idiot operator had been utilizing shoelaces to run his windscreen wipers during Storm Bert.

To marque matters worse, the reckless motorist was besides driving without a licence and insurance.

In a video connected X, constabulary showcased the DIY contraption successful action, with the windscreen wipers hardly functioning arsenic the shoelaces were attached.

The caption read: "As originative it appears to usage footwear laces to manually run your breached wipers, it isn’t acceptable!

"The deficiency of licence and security takes matters to different level.

"Vehicle seized by@StaffsRCT. Driver reported for utilizing a conveyance without docs and successful a unsafe condition."

It comes aft drivers were near stranded arsenic Storm Bert battered the country.

Hundreds of homes were near underwater, roads were turned into rivers and winds of much than 80mph were recorded crossed parts of the UK.

A mum was forced to ticker successful fearfulness arsenic her 11-month-old babe became trapped wrong a car sinking successful raging floodwaters.

Hero dad, Andre Randles, had to rescue his babe lad erstwhile his Volkswagen hatchback became submerged in Todmorden, West Yorkshire.

The tot's terrified mum, Paige Newsome, wrote on social media: "[It was] specified a scary acquisition for Andre having to propulsion himself and our 11-month-old babe retired of the car windows, whilst the h2o was flooding into the car."

She besides criticised the assembly arsenic the roadworthy has reportedly been a unsafe country for years whenever determination is dense rain.

"Calderdale Council request to benignant this retired ASAP! They person been getting notified astir this portion of Woodhouse Road aggregate times by the owners of the location adjacent to wherever our car is parked," she fumed.

A "danger to life" flood informing is inactive successful spot with Brits facing a mammoth cleanup occupation aft Storm Bert near 5 dead.

The Met Office issued the informing for Billing Aquadrome vacation parkland and the surrounding parks adjacent to the River Nene successful Northampton.

Aftermath of the Storm

The flood alert was re-issued "due to heavy and accelerated flowing water" which remains connected the park.

Officials said this volition "continue to beryllium highly hazardous" passim the night.

People waded done heavy h2o yesterday to flight the flooding, holding bearer bags containing their belongings.

Stan Brown, 67, who has lived connected the Billing Aquadrome parkland for 25 years, said helium has "had enough" and felt helium had nary prime but to determination away.

He said: "I've got determination other to spell but I'm 1 of the few. Other radical person spent their beingness savings to bargain a spot connected there, and present they've got obscurity other to go."

Communities in England and Wales have present started a "massive clean-up" aft torrential rainfall and wide flooding from Storm Bert implicit the past fewer days.

Homeowners successful Didcot, Oxfordshire, person been near disgusted arsenic sewage "poured into streets" during the aftermath of the Storm.

Other residents successful affected areas person said they bash not judge the chaos volition by cleared by Christmas, arsenic the Environment Secretary Steve Reed said the UK's flood defences were successful the "worst information connected record".

Sutherland Beck successful Didcot's Ladygrove property has been severely flooded arsenic householders person been incapable to get to work.

People surviving successful the country person said the interaction of foul discarded successful the streets is having a "huge impact" connected their wellbeing.

Meanwhile, 5 radical and 2 dogs person been rescued by occurrence crews aft becoming trapped wrong a pub aft the River Avon burst its banks pursuing dense rain.

Station manager for Bath and Kingswood Fire Station Darren Staples said the h2o level successful the pub "had got up to conscionable beneath the ceiling height".

Mr Reed besides said much flooding is apt this week but should person a little terrible interaction than has been seen truthful far.