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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
National
Harriet Brewis

Police arrest suspected drink-drive motorist after car driven without any tyres

Police tweeted the man "needs new wheels" (Picture: North West Motorway Police)

A suspected drink-driver has been arrested after being pulled over for having no tyres on his wheels, police say.

Officers stopped the motorist on the M66 early on New Year's Day amid claims he was struggling to drive.

They then realised his car was missing its two front tyres.

A roadside breath test showed the man was almost six times over the limit.

The legal alcohol limit in England and Wales is 35 micrograms per 100 millilitres of breath. He scored 196.

North West Motorway Police shared photos of the vehicle on social media, describing it as "unbelievable".

"You can see why it came to our notice," they wrote on Wednesday.

The post has since received more than 1,200 "likes", with one Twitter user writing: "Hope you’ll put a follow up of the outcome when he appears at court. Someone like this needs to grow up!"

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