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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
National
Douglas Whitbread & Chris Slater

'Flake number plates?': Ice cream van driver caught speeding in Salford

An ice cream van driver faces coughing up some lolly after being caught speeding by road traffic cops.

A red Mr Whippy van was caught travelling at 62mph along the A6 Broad Street in Salford by Greater Manchester Police's (GMP) traffic unit.

Officers joked they could not “con-done” the poor quality of the driving. And social media users also poked fun at the speeding vendor with a flurry of replies, with one asking: "Was it being driven with flake number plates?"

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