NEWTON Abbot police ensured that no one was left hungry on New Year's Day after seizing the car of a delivery driver out on shift.

The driver was caught speeding through Newton Abbot last night. After the police pulled the car, they found that the driver was also uninsured, and seized the vehicle as a result.

Although the driver will receive points, the customers still received pollo after the police completed the order that the driver was delivering.

Newton Abbot police issued a statement and a warning on the dangers of speeding and driving uninsured or with incorrect insurance.

'On Friday this vehicle caught officers attention whilst speeding through Newton Abbot, it was on its way to deliver some food but the driver didn’t have insurance so the car was seized. Luckily the KFC was delivered by our neighbourhood team so it didn’t go cold.

'We dealt with many vehicles on the same evening all of which were either not insured at all or incorrectly insured so please check your policies so you don’t end up with 6 points on your licence and a £300 fine.

'It's illegal to drive a vehicle on a road or in a public place without at least third party insurance.

'Even if the vehicle itself is insured, if you’re not correctly insured to drive it you could be considered to be driving without insurance and could get penalised.

'You also need to check your insurance covers you for the correct use. If you're using your vehicle for business purposes this won't automatically be covered. Not all insurance policies renew automatically so always check the details of your policy and when it ends.'