A 35-year-old Meaford man is facing several charges after he was stopped driving a stolen vehicle on Friday night.

Grey County OPP report that an off-duty officer observed a man he knew was a prohibited driver pull into a parking lot on Nelson Street in Meaford at about 6:30 p.m.

Officers found the vehicle and driver as he pulled into another business lot on Nelson. 

Investigation confirmed that the man behind the wheel was a prohibited driver and further investigation revealed the 1999 Dodge D1500 pickup truck he was driving, as well as the plates attached, were stolen property.

The man is charged with driving while prohibited and two counts of possession of stolen property.