A woman in south China inadvertently got her husband into trouble with police when she threw an epic tantrum after arguing with him.

The wife, surnamed Ma, was filmed climbing onto the roof of her car in the middle of a road in Xiangxi, Hunan province and stamping on it for at least four minutes, causing disruption to traffic.

Her husband was later caught driving without a licence by traffic police officers who were investigating the viral video, according to People's Daily.

The wife, surnamed Ma, was filmed climbing onto the roof of her car in the middle of a road in Xiangxi, Hunan province and stamping on it for several minutes, causing disruption to traffic

The woman remained on top of the SUV as the traffic lights turned green, posing a risk to herself and other drivers, who were seen driving carefully around the car

According to the report, the couple were having a heated argument in the SUV on July 7 at about 11am.

The white Honda SUV was seen waiting for the lights at an intersection in Huayuan county when the woman suddenly got out of the car and stood in front of the vehicle.

However, the husband, surnamed Long, completely ignored her, promoting the infuriated wife to climb onto the roof of the car.

She was seen repeatedly stamping on the roof in a rage.

The white Honda SUV was seen waiting for the lights at an intersection in Huayuan county when the woman suddenly got out of the car and stood in front of the vehicle

However, the husband, surnamed Long, completely ignored her, promoting the infuriated wife to climb onto the roof of the car. She was seen repeatedly stamping on the roof in a rage

The woman remained on top of the SUV as the traffic lights turned green, posing a risk to herself and other drivers, who were seen driving carefully around the car.

The wife eventually climbed back down and the couple drove away, People's Daily reported.

A witness who shared the clip onto short video platform Douyin also alerted Huayuan Traffic Police.

Mr Long, who was later caught driving without a licence, was fined 1,250 yuan (£146) and given 14 demerit points. The wife, Ms Ma, was let off with a warning.

'This is a very special way of reporting your husband,' one person commented on micro-blogging site Weibo.

'The woman should also be punished for causing danger to other people!' another said.