A MOTORIST in Scotland has been charged with dangerous driving after they were spotted driving without a tyre on one of their wheels.
Police posted a picture of the bare metal wheel on social media and said the vehicle has been banned from being used on the road.
They said the vehicle had been stopped by officers from the Road Policing Unit yesterday (Wednesday, February 17), on the A9 near Perth.
Police said the driver has been charged with dangerous driving and will be reported to the Procurator Fiscal, and the vehicle has been prohibited from being used on the road.
Inspector Greg Burns, of Tayside Road Policing Unit, said: “Our officers could not believe it when they saw this vehicle yesterday. This vehicle should not have been driven in the condition it was in.
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“The man put himself and other road users at huge risk by driving the car in this condition. He was missing a tyre and it is lucky that no-one was hurt.
“It is a driver's responsibility to ensure that their vehicle is safe to drive and if it’s not, then don’t drive it.”
Facebook users were quick to add their puns to the Tayside Police Division's post.
One David Cunningham joked: "The driver will get fined for this and claim the fine is daylight rubbery."
Another user added: "Thats a shame. He was too tyred to put a new one on."
Lynda Ross said it was "wheely unbelievable!!" while one Graeme Findlay added: "At least he wasn’t driving with a flat."
Jamie Learmonth quipped: "I think this has been blown out of all proportion. Police need to tread carefully here, the pressure may be getting to them or maybe with lockdown they are feeling deflated."
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