An Oxfordshire woman has been arrested after “spending [the] evening drinking rum” before getting behind the wheel of a car.

The incident is said to have happened on Thursday evening in Culham near Abingdon as a member of the public alerted the police to “a poor standard of driving” from the woman.

Officers say they arrived and found the female driver was not only a "provisional licence holder with no supervisor present" but also that "she had been drinking".

Cans of Dead Man’s Finger rum cocktails and mixers were allegedly found in the vehicle and the woman admitted to spending the evening drinking rum.

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Cans of rum found in the car by police.Cans of rum found in the car by police. (Image: Thames Valley Police)

Thames Valley Police posted a statement about the incident on Friday morning along with photos of the car and of the cans of rum drinks which were found within.

A spokesperson for the force said: “PCs Dollery & Woolley stopped this vehicle in Culham this evening following a call from a member of the public who was concerned about the poor standard of driving.

“The female driving the vehicle was a provisional licence holder with no supervisor present. She then admitted to having spent the evening driving rum.

“The driver has been arrested for the offences and is currently in custody. The vehicle has been seized under S165A Road Traffic Act.

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“Thank you to that member of the public for ringing in.”

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