How many reindeer can you fit into a car?

Last week, a car was stopped in Norway.  No, this time it was not a case of illegal butter smuggling but rather a case of "How many reindeer can you fit into a car"?

Police stopped the driver of the Subaru Forester car the other day, only to find no fewer than three reindeer in the back seat.  Wait for it:  and two more in the luggage compartment.

Yes, reindeer.  Alive.  Not wearing seat belts.  None of them.

The driver was surprised by the fuss the police made of the discovery, saying he had been granted authority to transport five of his animals from Karasjok to Børselv, a journey of some 100 kilometres.

Poor Rudolf,  Dasher, Dancer, Prancer and Vixen...  Maybe the sleigh broke down and Santa had to take the car?

Still, things like this are not that uncommon in Norway it seems - it was reported a while back that a Toyota had been stopped after they saw a cow peering out from the back window.

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