 A man has been disqualified from driving after getting behind the wheel with a sofa and mattress on top of his soft top Renault. Matthew Dummer was warned not to do it by a police officer, but he set off with the heavy load regardless. The unemployed 34-year-old didn't get far before his furniture-laden convertible was spotted going down the A286 in Singleton, West Sussex. He was found guilty of dangerous driving at Portsmouth Crown Court and given a one-year road ban. Dummer must also complete 60 hours of unpaid work and pay £95 court costs. Pc Tom Van Der Wee, from the roads policing unit, said: 'It should be obvious to any competent driver just how ridiculous it is carrying a load such as this on a soft-top car. 'By forgoing all common sense and ignoring my warning, he put other road users at significant risk. 'A vehicle and its load are subjected to a number of forces when in motion. Had this particular load have come loose and struck a pedestrian, cyclist or indeed any other road user, we would almost certainly have been dealing with a fatality. 'As well as being disqualified from driving for 12 months, Dummer must now re-do his driving test and will inevitably face higher insurance premiums as a result of this disqualification.' Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at webnews@metro.co.uk.){kind=link}
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A man has been disqualified from driving after getting behind the wheel with a sofa and mattress on top of his soft top Renault.
Matthew Dummer was warned not to do it by a police officer, but he set off with the heavy load regardless.
The unemployed 34-year-old didn’t get far before his furniture-laden convertible was spotted going down the A286 in Singleton, West Sussex.
He was found guilty of dangerous driving at Portsmouth Crown Court and given a one-year road ban.