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BMW speeder's worn tyres could have been 'carnage'

BCH Road Policing Unit A BMW and an unmarked police car pulled over at the side of the A1 road. Three people are standing near the vehicles and their faces have been blocked outBCH Road Policing Unit
The BMW driver overtook an unmarked police car at 110mph (177km/h) on worn tyres

A BMW driver speeding at 110mph (177km/h) on worn tyres could have caused "carnage", police have warned.

The car was stopped on the A1 at Hatfield, in Hertfordshire on Monday night, after the driver overtook an unmarked police car.

Road police officers said on X that both the BMW's front tyres "were found to be dangerously worn".

"You can imagine the carnage if they failed at that speed," they added.

BCH Road Policing Unit A close-up photograph of a car tyre showing it is very wornBCH Road Policing Unit
Police posted a photograph of one of the "dangerously worn" front tyres

The driver was issued with a prohibition notice, banning the vehicle from being driven on a public road.

Police said the driver would also receive a court summons.

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