Police stopped the vehicle in Ipswich (Image: Norfolk and Suffolk Roads and Armed Policing Team)
A driver was issued with a fine after their vehicle was found to be nearly 80% above its maximum gross weight.
The road collision reduction team was working alongside the commercial vehicle unit and the Environment Agency when the vehicle was stopped in Ipswich.
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It was carrying scrap metal and was visibly buckling under its own weight.
Officers found the vehicle was nearly 80% above its maximum gross weight.
The driver was issued with a fine, police said.
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