Nottinghamshire Police stopped a vehicle after it was spotted being driven without a wheel. The car was reported to officers by members of the public as the car was seen being driven in Ollerton with a wheel missing on Monday, December 26.
The vehicle was being driven without a wheel on the front right hand side of the car. After spotting the vehicle, response officers got it to stop and pull over. According to the police, it was ‘unbelievable how far the driver thought he was going to get in it’.
The vehicle was prohibited and the driver was reported for the offence.
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The Nottinghamshire Police roads unit said in a statement: “This car was seen driving in the Ollerton area and reported to us by concerned members of the public. When we heard the radio transmission of a car being driven without a wheel we made our way over. Response officers spotted it first and got it to stop.
"How it was still moving was quite unbelievable. Even more unbelievable was how far the driver thought he was going to get in it. We then informed him that he wasn't going anywhere in it. The car was prohibited and the driver reported for the offence. Absolutely outrageous.”
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