Wondering what to do with your tax disc holder? Police have come up with an ingenious solution which could save lives.

The switch from paper tax discs for cars to the new electronic version this month has meant that the familiar transparent plastic envelopes in our windscreens have become effectively useless.

But PC Dave Wise and colleagues at Malvern's police station have thought up a new use for them - an emergency contact information and medical alert card.

PC Wise said: "This is a really useful replacement for your tax disc. If a driver is involved in a collision or has a medical emergency whilst at the wheel, a first responder will have easy access to vital medical information and we can quickly contact next of kin.

"The way the disc folds in on itself means all the information is kept private until needed by emergency services personnel."

The team have put a template for the form on their Twitter account, @MalvernCops.

The circular form can be printed off and completed by motorists, with their own names and addresses, and those of next of kin and emergency contacts.

"We will be linking in with local ambulance and fire commanders to make them aware of this initiative so they can be on the lookout for these emergency contact discs," said PC Wise.

Download and print the form here download the template for your car.pdf