A CAR was seized from a supermarket car park in Stroud after its car tax expired more than a year ago. 

Stroud Police say the Porsche was seized for having no tax since April 2023

Officers published a picture of the vehicle being taken at the Tesco Superstore car park in Stratford Road on Saturday, August 10.

They said in a statement: “PC Jones and PC Southgate seized this vehicle from Stratford Road for no tax since April 30, 2023.” 

Last year, it was revealed that more than 360 abandoned vehicles were reported in the Stroud district during the last financial year, according to recent figures.

The areas with most reports of abandoned vehicles last year were Stroud with 60 cases, Stonehouse with 39 reports while the council received 21 reports each from Minchinhampton, Wotton and Dursley.