A man has been charged with driving what police have described as a vehicle with MacGyver-type modifications, while allegedly under the influence of drugs.
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The 25-year-old was in the mud-splattered ute with its door held on by a strap, several headlights and the windows smashed, and all tyres defective, police said, when highway patrol officers stopped him on Canambe Street in Armidale about 10:15am on Saturday.
Police said he tested positive to methamphetamine before being arrested and taken to Armidale Police Station where a second test confirmed the earlier result.
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The man was put on a 24-hour prohibition notice with further action to be taken once the secondary test is analysed, police from the Traffic and Highway Patrol Command said in a statement.
"What's one thing you shouldn't do if you're trying to avoid police because you have methamphetamine in your system?" the statement said. "Drive a very unsafe vehicle to get their attention."
The driver was issued with a penalty notice for using an unsafe vehicle on the road. The vehicle has been towed and deemed defected.
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