A pensioner was so drunk he drove the wrong way down the A24.

Godfrey Maclauchlan, 78, was seen by members of the public driving his blue Ford Mondeo north on the southbound carriageway of the road at Cowfold at about 6am on June 2.

He then turned east onto the A272 before officers saw him driving with his window down -despite the fact it was raining heavily.

Maclauchlan did not see the blue flashing lights and sirens behind him for several miles and was weaving in and out of the gutter, travelling at 30mph in a 50mph area.

He eventually stopped after the patrol car pulled alongside the Mondeo and an officer shouted at him to stop.

Maclauchlan, of Crown Road, Billericay, Essex, pleaded guilty to drink-driving when he appeared at Crawley Magistrates' Court on Tuesday..

He was banned from driving for 12 months, fined £250 and ordered to pay £235 costs and a £25 victim surcharge.

Chief Inspector Phil Nicholas, of Sussex and Surrey roads policing unit, said: "The case of Maclauchlan shows yet again that it isn't only the young or middle aged that decide to drink-drive.

"Getting behind the wheel after you have had a drink puts not just yourself in danger but everyone else on the roads that you might meet.

"We are determined to catch those whose selfish behaviour endangers others and I would urge anyone who suspects someone is drink-driving to contact us immediately."