Three men who attempted to steal a micro digger worth £20,000 and crashed in front of police have been jailed.
Dean Goodwin, Sean Hardman and Arly Tudge broke into the site at Total Plant Hire, on Monde Trading Esate in Trafford Park, the day after turning up and cutting the fence.
The premises store diggers for the building industry and there are approximately 150 diggers on site, a hearing at Minshull Street Crown Court heard.