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20 July 2007 Don't forget to come back every Friday for your new helping. Got any stories, pictures or videos you think we should feature in the Weird World of Wheels? Send them to us at editorial@autotrader.co.uk. This week: Double take
His first attempt involved walking into a luxury car showroom dressed in a suit and tie, asking for the keys to a Porsche and smashing the car through the dealership's glass windows. He abandoned the car a short distance away as the fuel tank was empty. The police then recovered the vehicle and towed it to their station. Not to be outdone, the thief returned with a can of petrol and once again made off with the car. He was forced to ditch the Porsche a short time later, realising road blocks had been set up to foil his determined crime spree. Full marks for effort.
Suggest this the next time you're pulled over by the traffic police. Drivers who pass roadside checks in Switzerland are being given chocolate as a reward. Road cops in the western region of Fribourg are handing out the 100g bars, emblazoned with the force's coat of arms as a 'thank you' to motorists who have their tax, insurance and licence in order. So, click here for the quickest route to Fribourg from the UK. A bigger boy made me do it
The police attempted to pull over the 20-year-old on an unlit stretch of the M3, when they clocked him driving at 84.85mph. Mr Clayson, who had recently been attacked by another motorist in a road rage incident, initially slowed down and switched lanes, but sped off when he realised the car had switched lanes with him. The police pulled alongside Mr Clayson, turned on their flashing blue lights and waved at him to pull over. The nightclub DJ said: "I pulled over straight away when I realised they were police. I was relieved because I feared it was some kind of road-rage driver. An officer got out and I told him I was sorry and started to explain that I had been scared. But he just said 'Let's cut out all the b******t, mate'. I couldn’t believe it." Weird Pic of the Week
A tricky one to explain to the insurers. Video: Higher and tyre This Japanese TV show is great. Just roll a bunch of tyres down a ski jump and bingo - instant entertainment. And the pay off with the ultra-destructive digger tyre is fantastic. Click the play button below to see for yourself.
Got any stories, pictures or videos you think we should feature in the Weird World of Wheels? Send them to us at editorial@autotrader.co.uk. Missed a previous edition of Weird World of Wheels? Take a look through the archive now. Auto Trader links The Weird World of Wheels: July 13th 2007
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A car thief in Malaysia has attempted to steal the same car not once, but twice.
Swiss chocolates
Magistrates found Edd Clayson not guilty of driving at 105mph on a motorway after they ruled the police had scared him into it.
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