Cops pull over BMW X5 towing caravan on M1 and are left gobsmacked by what they find

June 2024 · 2 minute read

Cops were left stunned when they pulled over a BMW X5 towing a caravan on the motorway, only to find an 11-year-old boy behind the wheel.

The schoolboy was driving the luxury car down the M1 near Leeds, West Yorks, with a suspected stolen caravan in tow. The police had been alerted about a caravan theft from a holiday site near Thirsk, North York, by a black luxury vehicle at 3.30pm yesterday (March 7).

They tracked down the BMW, which was using cloned plates, as it headed South on the A1.

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The car was stopped just 45 minutes later after leaving the A1 at Hook Moor Interchange near Garforth and heading onto the M1. The cops couldn't believe their eyes when they found the young lad at the wheel of the powerful car.

The boy was arrested on suspicion of offences including theft, burglary, going equipped for theft and motoring offences including dangerous driving.

North Yorkshire Police questioned the boy and he has since been released on conditional police bail for further enquiries. Thankfully, no one was hurt in this shocking incident.

The force is now urging all caravan owners to beef up their security measures to prevent thefts. This includes installing CCTV to watch over motorhomes and locking gates that lead to driveways and garages where they are kept.

Road traffic officer Sgt Paul Cording posted on X: "Even after over 23 years' service, you come across things that you struggle to comprehend.

"Like yesterday when some great fast track work from the team identified a recently stolen caravan being towed by a vehicle on false plates, but then to find the driver was only 11 years old."

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