A man who hopes to break the world record for running the London Marathon with a fridge-in-tow was stopped by the police whilst training for his challenge.

According to the runner, Daniel Fairbrother, 34, was stopped by police officers in Stevenage after they accused him of stealing the fridge.

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He says Hertfordshire Police officers quickly realised he was not a fridge thief and added that he admired their diligence.

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The father from Stevenage said: “It was pitch black and night time. A police car passed me very slowly, I had a gut feeing they didn’t like what they saw and they spun around and pulled over next to me. Their blue lights illuminated and all traffic stopped.

“I was red faced and embarrassed, I thought ‘are they going to believe me?’ are they going to think I’ve knicked the fridge?

“They said: ‘Is that a fridge on your back?’

After Mr Fairbrother explained his 26-mile challenge, he said the officer joked: “You do know if you order from Currys, they will deliver it for you?”