POLICE seized the car of an uninsured driver just after dropping off another impounded vehicle.

Traffic officers discovered a woman driving a black Mazda with no insurance at around 10.30am on Thursday, shortly after leaving the Hough Green garage in Bolton town centre.

In a statement, a police spokesman said: "Just left Hough Green with the last recovery and stopped this Mazda on Laburnum Road, Farnworth.

"Yet another with no insurance."

Owners of cars seized by the police have to pay a 'release fee' of up to £200 plus £20 for each day it is kept in storage to have the vehicle returned.