A vehicle in a south Oxfordshire village has been seized by police for having no insurance and no tax. 

Police say they stopped and seized the Volkswagen Polo in Berinsfield yesterday (August 28) afternoon.

The force said the driver made "rubbish threats" and the driver has been reported for the offences.

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A statement posted by the Thames Valley Police Rural Taskforce on Wednesday evening said: "This Volkswagen Polo was stopped in Berinsfield this afternoon as it was untaxed and uninsured.

"Despite the driver making rubbish threats to ensure 'our bins are never emptied' again, we took the risk and seized his vehicle.

"The driver was reported for the offences."

Berinsfield is a small village around seven miles southeast of Oxford