PSNI catch M2 motorist using vehicle without a tyre after calls from shocked public

A motorist has been arrested after driving on a busy Northern Ireland motorway without a tyre on their vehicle.
By Valerie Martin
Published 2nd Apr 2024, 14:35 BST
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Police caught the driver after receiving ‘numerous’ reports from shocked members of the public who spotted the car on the M2.

Officers from the PSNI’s Roads Policing Strategic Unit stopped the vehicle on Easter Sunday.

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They have thanked the public for raising concern over the state of the vehicle.

The driver of this vehicle was arrested after being stopped by police on the M2. Picture: PSNIThe driver of this vehicle was arrested after being stopped by police on the M2. Picture: PSNI
The driver of this vehicle was arrested after being stopped by police on the M2. Picture: PSNI

"While others were eating chocolate eggs on Easter Sunday morning, this driver thought it would be a good idea to drive this vehicle in this condition,” a police spokesperson said.

“Thanks to numerous reports from members of the public, officers from Roads Policing Strategic Unit E section stopped this vehicle on the M2.

"As a result one person was arrested for driving a vehicle in a dangerous condition as well as other offences. This driver will now have to explain their actions to a court and face the consequences.”