FAKE COP IS HIT WITH A £380 FINE

Dad put flashing blue lights on car

- DAVID MEIKLE

A DAD caught pretending to be a cop after he attached a fake siren and flashing blue lights to his car has been fined £380.

David Galbraith, 38, bought the items on Amazon before heading out on the roads.

He was spotted driving at speed on the A725 near Bellshill, Lanarkshire, by on-duty officers who initially thought it was an unmarked vehicle.

Other motorists took evasive action believing they were making way for a police pursuit on the busy road in October 2022.

But Galbraith was pulled over after officers discovered the car had no links to Police Scotland.