Essex Police has charged a man with driving offences after officers stopped a digger on the A127 in Wickford after it was reported stolen.
Peter Missions, 47, of Thorney Bay Road, Canvey, has been charged with driving a vehicle without a licence and insurance and taking a motor vehicle without the owner’s consent.
He is due to appear at Basildon Magistrates’ Court on Thursday 18 June.
Essex Police stopped a vehicle at around 7.15pm yesterday, Tuesday 19 May, after receiving reports that a digger had been taken from a site in Basildon.