Police stunned as driver on the A9 is caught travelling in a vehicle with a missing tyre
![Police stunned as driver on the A9 is caught travelling in a vehicle with a missing tyre.](https://www.scotsman.com/webimg/b25lY21zOmVhMDcxNGEwLWNlOWQtNGE4NS04YTE5LTYyM2ZkNjNhMWIwMjo1Nzg4MjYxNy0zOWM2LTQ0M2EtYTMwYi1hMmY3ODMzOTViNjE=.jpg?crop=3:2,smart&width=640&quality=65&enable=upscale)
![Police stunned as driver on the A9 is caught travelling in a vehicle with a missing tyre.](/img/placeholder.png)
The man was stopped on the A9 near Perth while driving a car that was missing a tyre.
Officers snapped a picture of the shocking condition that the vehicle was in and have said that it is lucky no-one was hurt.
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Hide AdInspector Greg Burns, of Tayside Road Policing Unit, said: “Our officers could not believe it when they saw this vehicle yesterday. This vehicle should not have been driven in the condition it was in.
![The driver was pulled over on Wednesday as he was travelling in a vehicle that was missing a tyre.](https://www.scotsman.com/webimg/b25lY21zOjg5MGQwYTM0LWRkNTktNGMzMy05ZDZmLTg4YWI2N2M3ODhkZTo3MDk3NGRhMC00YzdhLTQ1ODktODlhZi1hMjhjODgwMzUxZDg=.jpg?crop=3:2,smart&width=640&quality=65)
![The driver was pulled over on Wednesday as he was travelling in a vehicle that was missing a tyre.](/img/placeholder.png)
“The man put himself and other road users at huge risk by driving the car in this condition. He was missing a tyre and it is lucky that no-one was hurt.
“It is a driver's responsibility to ensure that their vehicle is safe to drive and if it’s not, then don’t drive it.”
The individual has been charged with dangerous driving.