POLICE seized a vehicle after discovering that the driving was using an expired provisional licence in an uninsured car.

After spotting the man on Deane Road, traffic officers followed him to Cricket Street where he eventually stopped for the police.

The incident occurred at around 9.30pm on Tuesday and the man was driving a blue Mercedes c220.

Officers then completed checks which showed that the car was uninsured and that the man was driving unsupervised with an expired provisional licence.

The driver was reported to court and the car was seized by police and removed from the area by a specialist recovery crew.