A WOMAN who drove while disqualified on the M5 motorway has been banned for three years.

Charlene O'Neill, aged 32, of Mountain View, Bastonford, near Worcester admitted the offence when she appeared before Cheltenham magistrates.

She was stopped by police on the northbound carriageway of the M5 near Junction 11A (Gloucester) on March 5.

O'Neill also admitted driving her Vauxhall Astra without insurance.

Magistrates also imposed a 12-month community order.