Police stop car on A64 – which has a tyre completely missing

Police stopped a small hatchback driving at 60mph on the A64 after hearing a strange noise coming from the wheels.

And upon inspection, they were astonished to find

• the car had one rear tyre missing
• there were EIGHT people in the car including a baby, two toddlers and a young child
• NONE were wearing seatbelts
• one of the children was upside down in the rear footwell
• the car’s three remaining tyres were bald, with metal cord exposed
• the driver didn’t have a licence
• the vehicle was uninsured

As a result, the driver, a man in his 20s, was arrested and taken into custody and charged with dangerous driving, driving without an appropriate licence and driving without insurance.

The police issued a prohibition order on the car, which was spotted near Scarborough.

This happened during their seatbelt awareness campaign, to highlight the risks and penalties for not wearing a seatbelt.