A CAR was removed from a Barrow car park without permission by a recovery vehicle and then discovered a few streets away.

Police are appealing after a blue VW Golf MK 4 was stolen from the Soccer Bar car park in Wilkie Road between 10pm and midnight on Monday January 9.

The car was loaded onto a recovery vehicle, which is believed to have been a blue Ford Transit type vehicle.

The car was then recovered nearby in Schneider Road and has been reunited with its owner.

Officers believe the car was taken without permission and are appealing for witnesses to get in touch in their theft investigation.

Anyone with information should ring Barrow Police Station on 101, quoting log reference five of January 10.