A driver has been left with a long trip home after his vehicle was seized when he drove 100 miles to 'see a friend' in Watford.

Officers from Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire's Road Policing Unit pulled over the driver just before Junction 18 on the M25 and found the driver hadn't even passed their driving test.

The police pulled the vehicle over after finding insurance issues, but after speaking to the person in the car found that they only had a provisional licence, with no pass certificated.

When asked why he was driving along the motorway, the driver admitted he was from Bournemouth and had gone to see a friend in Watford.

The towns are at least 110 miles away and while there's no guidance on how far people are allowed to travel during lockdown, the advice is to stay local.

Posting about the incident on Twitter, officers confirmed that the car had been seized, the driver had been reported for the offence and a Covid Fixed Penalty Notice had been issued.

The Fixed Penalty Notices are £200 for the first offence, lowered to £100 if paid within 14 days.

The fines then double for each further offence, up to a maximum of £6,400.