Fine for driver who thought special constable wasn't a real officer

A DRIVER has been fined hundreds of pounds after swearing at a special constable and telling him he wasn't a “real officer”.

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Junaid Iqbal has also had six penalty points put on his driving licence after the incident, which occurred during a traffic stop in Radford.

Police officers spotted a car being driven along Hartley Road at around 11.30am on February 10 and discovered the vehicle's road tax had expired the previous year.

A special constable later began searching the car and was leaving the address of the registered keeper when Iqbal was seen turning into Regent Street in New Basford.

After being approached by the constable and told a traffic stop was being conducted, Iqbal swore at the officer before driving off.