The man, who has not been arrested, had blue lights on his vehicle and signalled another car to pull over without realising it was an unmarked patrol car, the Irish Independent reports.

The gardaí in question, members of a divisional drug unit, then searched the man’s car and found fake An Garda Síochána and Dublin Fire Brigade paraphernalia.

A Garda spokesperson said: “No arrests have been made currently. Investigations are ongoing.”