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A SOUTH Gloucestershire man has been charged with impersonating a police officer.
Thomas Cox, of Warmley in South Gloucestershire, is accused of using blue and red flashing lights on his car to encourage another driver to pull over.
The alleged incident happened on Fishponds Road in Bristol on Sunday.
Cox, of Quantock Close in Warmley, has been released on unconditional bail and is due before Bristol Magistrates Court on Tuesday, January 11.
He was also charged with driving while disqualified and driving without insurance.
Emergency services in the UK do not use forward-facing red lights.
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