A photograph of the car stopped on the M6 with the driver's wife in the boot has been released by police.
The car was pulled over after the driver ignored the coronavirus lockdown and made a 214-mile round trip to pick up some windows he'd bought on eBay.
The driver travelled from Coventry to Salford and back again to pick up some £15 windows he'd bought online.
He was stopped by police on the M6 in Cheshire, where officers discovered his wife in the boot, because the windows had taken up all the room in the car - reports Cheshire Live.
Now police have released a photo showing the Citroen C3 with the driver's wife crammed in the back of the vehicle to make way for the windows.
North West Motorway Police tweeted details of the extraordinary incident on Sunday afternoon, posting: "A driver has travelled from Coventry to Salford to collect a £15 EBay purchase of windows.
"His wife could not fit in the vehicle so she was travelling in the boot for the return journey when stopped on the M6 Cheshire.
"The driver was given a TOR for the offence."
The force's Twitter followers reacted with disbelief at the news.
One replied: "You genuinely couldn't make this s*** up."
A spokesperson at Cheshire Police Roads and Crime Unit said: "The passenger was travelling backwards in a Citroen C3.
"She was half in the boot, with no seat belt on.
"They were attempting a 214 mile round trip to collect a £15 eBay purchase of windows."
Linzi ward said: "It’s not funny but you just have to laugh, what on earth are people doing."
Anthony Tony Collier said: "I am amazed at how many people are still making unnecessary journeys. Keep up the good work guys."
The Government has banned all non-essential travel as part of the strict measures put in place to stop the spread of covid-19.
Officers have been setting up checkpoints all over the country and asking drivers if their journey is really necessary.
