BMW driver charged with knife offence after police pull him over at Popham Services (Image: Pixabay)
A BMW driver has been charged after he was pulled over by police who found a knife inside the vehicle.
James Nicholls, 20, of no fixed abode has been charged with possessing a knife blade in a public place and failing to provide a specimen for analysis.
Officers from Hampshire Constabulary stopped a BMW car at Popham Services on the Westbound A303 just after 1pm on July 15 and found a knife inside the vehicle.
They also charged Nicholls with driving a motor vehicle otherwise than in accordance with a licence and using a motor vehicle without third party insurance.
Nicholls is due to appear at Basingstoke Magistrates’ Court today (July 17).
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