Halifax car tyres 'a disgrace' as police catch disqualified driver

The 4x4 vehicle was stopped by West Yorkshire Police's Road Policing Unit in Halifax.

Officers made the discovery on April 23 at around 2.53pm.

The pictures posted on social media show how the car tyres are bald and to make matters worse the driver had been disqualified,

The unit said on Twitter: "Driver of this vehicle was found to be a disqualified driver. Also the tyre is a disgrace. The driver has been reported for summons and will be going to court."

What is the road policing unit?

The road policing unit is responsible for the policing of the road network throughout the Force, an area of 2029 km2 with a population of approximately 2,108,000 people.

Within this area there are roads of all types including one of the busiest motorway networks in Europe.

This network includes the M62 Trans-Pennine motorway; the highest and the most congested in the country.

As well as the M62 the unit also cover the M1, M621, M606, A1 and A1(M); a total distance of over 213 carriageway miles in some of the most challenging of environments.

Safer Roads Officers are part of a larger team of officers and operate from two strategically placed bases to cover the Force area; including the motorway network and to maximize the use of the resources available at any one time.

This co-location helps to facilitate effective relationships with local NPT and Response Commanders to jointly tackle local issues.