This excuse stinks.

When police officers in southern England stopped a taxi driver for speeding in Bournemouth on Friday night, he blamed it on his passengers flatulence.

Dorset Traffic Police posted details of the unidentified cabbies comical justification to Facebook , alongside the hashtag #NiceTryDidntWork.

Its not clear how fast the cab was traveling when police stopped the driver. The Huffington Post has reached out for more information.

Police said in a later post that they had reported the driver for speeding and he would likely be made to attend a speeding awareness course, which costs around $135.

Alternatively he could take the three penalty points and 100 fine (around $125), the department added. His speed, along with the area he was speeding, was too much to use discretion.