A 'boom-box' car with a blaring sound system has been seized by police in the first operation of its kind in Bradford.

More than 100 complaints had been logged by city centre wardens about the black Honda Civic after its deafening music made shop windows shake and set off other vehicles' alarms.

A 21-year-old Bradford man who owned the vehicle will now have to pay up within 21 days to retrieve his vehicle, which was impounded.

PC Mark Plovie, of Bradford South's city centre beat, said: "Incidents of noise, the manner of driving and the behaviour of the driver have been logged by Bradford city centre wardens.

"There are in excess of 100 logged incidents regarding this vehicle.

"Despite warnings and fixed penalty tickets being issued to the driver, the offences continued."

On Wednesday lunchtime, following reports of the car being driven erratically with excessive music blasting from the stereo, officers stopped the car.

It was seized under Section 59 of the Police Reform Act 2002 and to get the car back, the man must pay a £105 fine plus VAT as well as a £12 a day storage charge.

The powers of the Police Reform Act mean that the man will not be taken to court but if the fine is not paid within 21 days the car will be disposed of.

Jeff Frankel, of Bradford Retail Action Group and Sydney's jewellers on Rawson Road, said: "My staff are familiar with this car which has been causing a real nuisance over a few months.

"It has been annoying people and is damaging to their work environment.

"We are relieved the police have taken action and it shows they are taking complaints about people's working action seriously."

Bradford Council street warden manager Yvonne Crossley said wardens had dealt with numerous complaints from businesses around Godwin Street, Bridge Street, Piccadilly and Sunbridge Road.

She said: "The car was driving around the city centre, generally from lunchtime to tea-time, and because of the noisy music it was a great nuisance to shoppers and people working in the area."

PC Plovie added: "The noise caused shop windows to vibrate and stationary vehicles' alarms to go off.

"The seizure of this vehicle is another example of how, working with our partners in the Council's street warden service, we are ensuring that anti-social behaviour of this type will not be tolerated."