A MAN was arrested at a petrol station after allegedly attempting to fill up a stolen car with fuel.

Rossendale police said they received reports of a man changing the registration plates on a green Vauxhall Astra parked near Healden Grove House in Blackburn Road, Rising Bridge, at 11.15am this morning (THURS).

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Officers working nearby then followed the suspect just 300 yards down the road to the Shell garage at Rising Bridge Service Station, where they made an arrest.

A 20-year-old man from Accrington remains in custody on suspicion of the theft of the car and the attempted theft of fuel.

A police spokesman said the car had been seized and praised witnesses for their vigilance.