A MAN caught driving with a "completely destroyed" tyre on a Hampshire motorway has been fined.

Graham John Chatten, 63, was on the M27 between junction one at Cadnam and junction two at Ower when he was stopped by police.

Officers found one of the tyres of the Mitsubishi Pajero he was driving was "completely destroyed".

Chatten, who did not attend his hearing at Southampton Magistrates' Court, was found guilty in his absence of driving a motor vehicle when one of its parts was in a dangerous condition.

He was fined £440, ordered to pay a victim surcharge of £44 and court costs of £620.

Chatten, of Mount Road, Bournemouth, was also given three points on his licence.