Three armed response vehicles were called to reports of a man with a firearm in a car yesterday evening, say police.
Police say that the officers were deployed after a man reported seeing a weapon during a disagreement over a parking space at around 10pm at the Tesco Extra in Clifton Road, Marton.
A dramatic one-hour hunt for the vehicle was then launched.
The car was found on the M6 Southbound at junction 27 and a search took place during which no fire arm was found, say police.
No arrests were made as a result of the incident.