A wanted Lanarkshire driver wrote off a police car after ramming into it, meaning officers had to give up the chase.

Andrew Ingram had taken the Ford Mondeo from his partner's home and sped off despite being banned from driving.

Ingram, 41, has been jailed for 30 months and given a further nine-year driving ban at Airdrie Sheriff Court.

Lanarkshire Live reports that he admitted stealing the car and driving dangerously while disqualified on December 21.

The court heard police officers saw the Mondeo near Drumpellier Park, Coatbridge, at 7.30am. They wanted to stop it for a routine check but Ingram increased speed, breaking the limit of 60mph on the winding Lochend Road that connects Coatbridge and Easterhouse.

At one point his car hit a kerb and forced another driver to take evasi

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