A MOTORIST who drove a car on the hard shoulder from Bolton to West Yorkshire was stopped by police.

Motorway Police reported on Twitter that they stopped the car on Christmas Day because it had a bald tyre.

The driver claimed to be unable to undo the wheel nut to remove the punctured tyre and drove on the hard shoulder from the M61 in Bolton to the M62 in West Yorkshire.

The driver has been reported for dangerous driving.