M1 Tale
A Vauxhall Nova was heading along the M1 Motorway and passing Newport Pagnell.

The vehicle suddenly veered into the central barrier, then careered across the carriageway and ran up the grass embankment. The Nova driver informed the investigating police officer that he had lost control and that no other vehicle was involved in the incident.

The officer removed the dangerous debris from the motorway and discovered that there were particles of another vehicle in that detritus. Moving on to the police post at Newport Pagnell the police officer was approached by an RAC officer who stated that he had witnessed a white van impacting the rear of the Nova, but the van had continued on its way. The RAC officer had noted the vehicle's registration and the constable began enquiries to determine what had actually happened.

Having traced the van driver he contacted him by telephone. The driver admitted to having finished 30+ hours work before driving along the motorway at the time of the incident - but denied having had an accident. He believed that he had fallen asleep at the wheel, in the vicinity of Newport Pagnell and had awakened with a jolt - but there had been nothing in the near vicinity ahead of him.

It appears that he had impacted the rear of the Nova and forced him off the carriageway but neither he, nor the Nova driver, had realised that another driver had been involved in their respective incidents.

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M6 Tale
Janet Simpson bought rush our traffic to a vrtual halt by driving her electric cart, complete with chihuahua along the eight lane Astron Expressway. Police used overhead gantry lights to close off the lane behind her. Janet, who suffers from brittle bone disease wasn't put off by her driving experience !

M23 Tale
A man who skateboarded along the M23 hard shoulder after his car broke down at Crawley was warned about his behaviour by the police.

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