Driver arrested after car travels 50 miles with no tyre

News imageThames Valley Police Car with no tyreThames Valley Police
The car drove with no rear driver-side tyre on the M40 near Bicester

A driver has been arrested after a car was stopped after driving 50 miles (80km) with a tyre missing.

Thames Valley Police said Warwickshire Police had alerted it about a BMW with no rear driver-side tyre.

The car was stopped on Monday evening on the M40 close to junction nine, near Bicester, in Oxfordshire.

A 48-year-old man from Lewisham, London, was arrested for drug driving, driving with no insurance and with a vehicle in a dangerous condition.

He has since been released while inquiries continue.

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