Kindergarten cop: Dad makes Frankie, 9, his own police car

Frankie Robinson helped to build the mini motor at his West Yorkshire home after his joiner father Allan, 45, bought a mobility scooter for £50 from a scrapyard.

Mr Robinson replaced parts in the motor and added a lot of woodwork to create hinged doors, windows, several panels and even a boot.

Frankie then helped him to paint it and add stickers before reaching maximum speeds of 5mph.

The car also has a horn, lights and indicators with traffic cones and signs kept in the boot.

Despite driving on the footpath, the unusual set of wheels often gets Frankie pulled over - with two police officers once squeezing themselves into it to get selfies.

He has also taken the motor to Aldi to go shopping and put the shopping in the boot instead of carrying it home

Mr Robinson said Frankie, who ‘likes a bit of acting’, enjoys role playing in the car.

He said: “I think he just likes the cars and gadgets, he’s not bothered about telling people off.

“When he was younger, he would always speak to police officers when we were out and about. He would have his uniform on so they were always nice to him and we would end up sitting in their car or something.”

But he admits he does sometimes ‘arrest’ his 7-year-old brother, Jonah, and his friends.

Mr Robinson often sees him writing in his notepad and when he asks Frankie what he’s doing, Frankie tells him he’s writing a speeding ticket - with licence plate numbers noted and all.

Mr Robinson, who owns a treehouse-building company, built the wooden panelled car two years ago with the help of Frankie.

The dad-of two, who lives in Golcar, near Huddersfield, said: “Frankie was in his element. He loves that type of thing. He’s not a show off but a bit of an entertainer.

“Frankie loved talking about it - what he was going to put in the back and how we were designing it. He would come up with lists of things he would like to put in the car, like spare uniforms, and ideas of what he wanted on the outside.”

Meanwhile Jonah prefers to let his big brother to the driving.

Mr Robinson said: “I made a step at the back and Jonah loves jumping on and getting a free ride off his brother.”

Frankie and his dad were recently brought down to Holmfirth police station, West Yorks., after their car became well known in the area and police tracked them down.

On Friday (July 5), Kirklees Rural officers showed Frankie and his dad around a police van and gave him a goodie bag with a police cap badge, police tie, mouse mat, stickers, sweets, police tape, forensic gloves and an evidence bag.

Younger brother, Jonah, wants to be a police officer too - but was feeling “a bit shy” that day and stayed home.

Mr Robinson said: “All the officers were really friendly and made him feel welcome. He parked his car in between all the police cars and he loved it.”