A CAR which "failed to stop" on "a number of occasions" has been seized, police say.

Police reported that the BMW, which was recovered on Temple Road in Smithills, was being driven with no insurance.

And when it came to a halt, officers organised for it to be taken away.

A Greater Manchester Police spokesman said: "Officers from the Smithills and Halliwell Neighbourhood Teams seized this BMW from Temple Road.

"The vehicle was being driven with no insurance and had failed to stop for patrols on a number of occasions."