A police officer came up with a clever hack, using a traffic cone to help a stricken motorist who had run out of petrol. PC Chris McBride, of Leicestershire Police, was heading back to the force's ...

This can be very useful when fueling equipment, as you don't have to worry about gas leaking when you take the funnel out. It's also made from plastic, which makes it less resistant to impact but ...

PC McBride then discovered the jerry can had no funnel to help fill the tank and after looking for alternatives, he used a traffic cone from the back of his squad car to fill the tank before ...