Driver arrested after car travels 50 miles with no tyre
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The car drove with no rear driver-side tyre on the M40 near Bicester
A driver has been arrested after a car was stopped after driving 50 miles (80km) with a tyre missing.
Thames Valley Police said Warwickshire Police had alerted it about a BMW with no rear driver-side tyre.
The car was stopped on Monday evening on the M40 close to junction nine, near Bicester, in Oxfordshire.
A 48-year-old man from Lewisham, London, was arrested for drug driving, driving with no insurance and with a vehicle in a dangerous condition.
He has since been released while inquiries continue.
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