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Daniel Rocha walked into a Prosper car dealership to test drive a truck, only to find himself in legal trouble within minutes. Rocha was pulled over by police shortly after beginning his test drive. The officer informed him that the reason for the stop was the absence of a license plate on the back of the vehicle. "When he stopped me, he asked for my driver's license and said the reason why I stopped you is because you don't have a license plate in the back," Rocha explained. Rocha received a citation for "Operating a Vehicle Without License Plates," and...

SPARTANBURG, S.C. (WSPA) – A test drive on a new car turned into a multi-county nightmare for one Spartanburg car salesman. 7 News spoke with that car salesman. “The customer came in at 8:00 and said she wanted to purchase a vehicle from us,” car salesman Brandon Lawson said. Brandon Lawson’s Saturday was just like any other working at Vic Bailey Honda in Spartanburg. He said a woman came in and wanted to test drive a car. “She wanted to take it on the highway,” he said. “That was a normal request. Most customers do.” But, when they got on...

A Massachusetts man is in custody at the Rock County Jail today after allegedly kidnapping a West Springfield, Mass., car salesman during a test drive and driving the stolen vehicle more than 1,000 miles overnight before getting caught speeding early Friday morning in Rock County. A Wisconsin State Patrol trooper, according to a lead dispatcher at the Rock County Communications Center, pulled over Aleh Kot, 32, of Massachusetts at 2:30 a.m. at Interstate 90/39 mile marker 165 just north of the Newville exit. Kot was arrested on charges of operating a motor vehicle without owner consent, speeding and reckless driving,...

Woman Crashes Car Into Swimming Pool September 23, 2005 By KOMO Staff BELLEVUE - A test drive in a car ended with a big splash and a daring rescue in Bellevue Friday morning, after a woman somehow drove the car into a swimming pool. Police say it was just before 8 a.m. when 911 dispatchers began receiving calls that car had driven into the community pool at the Racquet Club Estates in northern Bellevue. When police and firefighters arrived, they found the 20-year-old driver was still trapped inside the car. Firefighters dove into the water and broke the car's sunroof...

Hi all ~~ Mrs. Fierro and I are selling a motorcycle (NOT mine -- hers) and a few people have expressed interest in coming to see it/test drive it. Have any FReepers ever sold a motorcycle to a stranger? If so, how did you handle the test drive issue delicately (getting the bike back WITHOUT alienating the buyer)?