This is the ridiculous moment two bungling thieves struggled to shift a parking meter – so instead resorted to using their small Peugeot as a battering ram.

CCTV footage shows Wesley Bristow, 25, and another unidentified man driving into the pay-and-display machine in an Asda car park on February 23rd – and causing more damage to the vehicle than its target – after failing to detach the post from its concrete base.

The pair then struggle to fit the parking meter into the back of the Peugeot 106 before Bristow drives off, sparks flying from the bottom of the red car which is scraping the ground due to the weight.

Bristow rammed the meter after they failed to detach it from its base (Picture: ExpressandStarNews/YouTube)

Wolverhampton Crown Court heard how Bristow, of Oldswinford, West Midlands, led officers on a dramatic pursuit, reaching speeds of 55mph before he lost control of the car a mile down the road and smashed into a wall.




‘The vehicle was in a very dangerous condition and it was only good fortune that you did not lose control at a spot where other people were about,’ said Judge Nicholas Webb.

Wesley Bristow crashed the car after a mile-long police pursuit (Picture: Wolverhampton Police)

The incident caused around £5,000 worth of damage to the car park but the machine, which contained £1,000, was recovered by police.

Bristow admitted theft, criminal damage and dangerous driving, along with the breach of a suspended sentence imposed eight months ago for drug dealing.

He was jailed for two years.