A recovery truck needed to be recovered itself after being found to have a remarkable 23 defects.

Problems with the vehicle, which was stopped on the M62 between Chain Bar and Brighouse, included three defective tyres.

Traffic Dave tweeted: “Recovery truck stopped on the #M62 #Hartshead by #Team3 today.

“@DVSAEnforcement called out to assist with a more thorough inspection.

“A total of 23 defects found including 3 defective tyres. Driver reported to the Courts & vehicle prohibited from continuing its journey.”