About 1.30pm on Thursday, October 16, police received a number of calls about a car which had been heading north along the Pacific Highway near the Tea Gardens turn-off.

Officers found the car a short time later, which was being driven west on the Myall Way into town on three wheels.

The front driver’s side  tyre had blown and was shredded.

Police activated the lights and sirens, but the woman continued driving the five kilometres into Tea Gardens.

Port Stephens Local Area Command Sergeant Matthew Moroney said the officers formed the opinion that they were not engaged in a serious pursuit, believing the woman was unaware of the lights and sirens behind her.

The officers attempted to get the woman’s attention when she stopped at an intersection, driving alongside her car, but she continued to turn.

Police overtook her car and blocked the road, forcing her to stop.

Police said the woman appeared to be dazed and confused when she was stopped, not knowing her tyre had blown.

The officers changed the tyre and organised for the car and woman to be taken home.

While no charges were laid, a question of fitness would be sent to the RMS and the woman would need to sit a test to determine whether she can keep her licence