A farmer upset police with the apple cart yesterday afternoon (Wednesday).

Devon and Cornwall Roads Policing Team stopped this driver after they saw the agricultural trailer overladen with apples.

The problem was that the load of apples was piled above the sides of the trailer, and they were not sheeted to stop them pouring into the road.

The police team shared a picture of the offender on social media, saying: "This agricultural trailer was literally overflowing with apples. Loads of this nature cannot be above the sides of the container and must be sheeted."

They reported the driver.

Regulation 100 (2) of the Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986 (as amended), requires all vehicles to not be used or loaded in such a way that they endanger either those using the vehicle or other road users.

Driver and Vehicles Standards Agency (DVSA) goes on to to say that vehicles that are overloaded can pose a danger to the driver, passengers or other road users.

If a vehicles’ gross or axle weight limits are exceeded when weighed by either DVSA, the police or trading standards officers, the company and/or driver risk prosecution.

In addition to this, an overloading conviction is one of the factors that could lead to a Traffic Commissioner taking disciplinary action against the operator’s licence.