- Queensland Police have released video of a car pulled over without any seats
- A 30-year-old man was stopped by police driving with a disqualified license
- Officers found car stripped of chairs and passengers were sitting on mattresses
- In the footage the officer asks the motorist: ‘So what’s the go with the seats?’
A motorist caught by police driving his car while sitting on a mattress admitted to an officer that he’d recently had his license disqualified.
The 30-year-old and his passenger were found sitting in the car stripped completely of chairs after being pulled over, leaving police astonished.
Video released by Queensland Police shows the man lighting up a cigarette minutes after being pulled over, before pointing out to officers that despite not having seats he did have a ‘seat belt… that’s the main thing isn’t it?’.
Queensland officers have released images of the vehicle belonging to a 30-year-old man who was stopped illegally driving
After earlier releasing photographs showing the chair-less car and makeshift rolled up foam mattresses, the video gives further insight into police’s amazing discovery.
Pulled over by police on Wednesday in Toowoomba, west of Brisbane both the driver and his female passenger were initially asked: ‘What’s the go with the seat?’.
On top of having no seats installed, the car is almost completely hollowed out.
Side panels on the doors have been ripped out and most of the console has been removed exposing electrical wires.
It appears the man and his passenger may have been travelling or living in the car, with a plastic box and a large bag of clothing also visible.
Under Queensland law, removing seats must comply with safety regulations.
They found the car stripped of chairs, with the driver and his passenger sitting on rolled up foam mattresses
‘Vehicles with the permanent removal of seating structures must be approved by an Approved Person and a Modification Plate must be fitted for the reduction in seating capacity,’ QLD government legislation documents say.
‘The vehicle modifier/operator is responsible for ensuring that the safety of the vehicle is maintained and that all seats, when being re-installed, are re-installed in accordance with relevant standards and recognised automotive practice.’
It is unlikely rolled up mattresses would fit under the approval of safety standards.
The man was charged with dangerous operation of a motor vehicle and driving of a vehicle without a licence. He will appear in Toowoomba Magistrates Court on October 16.