Taxi driver 'does U-turn' on motorway slip road while rain pours on Manchester

This was the moment a taxi driver was pulled over in north Manchester after performing a reckless manoeuvre on an M60 slip road. Greater Manchester Police says the private hire vehicle had been driven onto the entry slip road at junction 19, near Heaton Park.

The driver then seemingly changed his mind about where he was going, with the taxi being turned round on the slip road. He then continued to head in the wrong direction away from the motorway and onto the Rhodes roundabout, between Higher Blackley and Middleton.

Luckily, the driver was able to stop on the roundabout unharmed, despite the risky manoeuvre. But as he arrived at the motorway, officers from GMP's special constabulary were in place to stop him.

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An image shared online by police shows the taxi stopped by officers, with the incident appearing to take place while heavy rain poured on Manchester. A spokesperson for GMP Higher Blackley and Charlestown wrote on X (formerly Twitter): "The driver of this private hire 'taxi' decided to turn around... on the J19 M60 slip road!

"He then drove the wrong way up the slip road to leave the motorway & get back onto the roundabout where he was greeted by our passing @GMPSpecials patrol. Driver reported to the courts."