A man has been charged after being stopped by police while driving unsupervised on a provisional licence in Glasgow.
The 34-year-old was pulled over at Firpark Street on Thursday night while driving a Mercedes C200.
Officers from the Greater Glasgow Divisional Violence Reduction Unit stopped the vehicle and discovered that the driver had failed his test the previous week but was still driving alone.
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The man was charged with driving otherwise than in accordance with a licence and driving without insurance. The vehicle was seized by officers at the scene.
A Police Scotland spokesperson said:
"Officers from Greater Glasgow Divisional Violence Reduction Unit stopped this Mercedes C200 on Firpark Street, Glasgow.
"The driver was found to be a provisional licence holder who had failed his driving test the previous week but had decided to carry on driving while unsupervised anyway.
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"The driver, a 34-year-old man, was charged with driving otherwise than in accordance with a licence and no insurance.
"The vehicle was seized by officers."
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