A disqualified driver who was caught driving carelessly on the M40 motorway has been ordered to carry out hundreds of hours of community service.

Ozair Khan, aged 23, was banned from the road when he was caught behind the wheel on the motorway near High Wycombe on April 15.

Khan, of Faraday Road in Slough, was also driving without insurance and was considered to be driving carelessly when he came to the attention of the authorities.

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At a hearing at Wycombe Magistrates' Court on May 16, Khan pleaded guilty to driving while disqualified, driving without insurance and driving without due care and attention.

After hearing the evidence, the magistrates ordered that Khan carry out 200 hours of unpaid work. He was also disqualified from driving for another 12 months.

The justices also told the offender to pay £180 in costs.