Police stunned as driver on the A9 is caught travelling in a vehicle with a missing tyre

Police have said they “could not believe it” when they pulled a driver over on Wednesday, February, 17, and saw the condition of the vehicle he was driving.

Police stunned as driver on the A9 is caught travelling in a vehicle with a missing tyre.

The man was stopped on the A9 near Perth while driving a car that was missing a tyre.

Officers snapped a picture of the shocking condition that the vehicle was in and have said that it is lucky no-one was hurt.

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.

The driver was pulled over on Wednesday as he was travelling in a vehicle that was missing a tyre.

“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.”

The individual has been charged with dangerous driving.

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