A one-legged South African man has been found using his 11-year-old to operate the clutch in his car.

He won't be allowed to drive, but he shouldn't have been driving in the first place.

The 39-year-old motorist - who had a leg amputation in 1996 after being shot - has been banned from driving and fined 1,000 rand (£90) after police caught him pulling the stunt.

He was found to have an expired learner's permit for automatic cars, but he was discovered driving a manual transmission truck which had a broken seat belt and parking brake.

Chief traffic inspector Merle Lourens said: "He won't be allowed to drive, but he shouldn't have been driving in the first place."