A man who was told by his doctor he should not be driving has swerved jail after he was caught dangerously driving at speeds of more than 100 miles per hour on the wrong side of the M4.

Alexis Moore drove around 20 miles at speeds of between 88 and 106mph on the wrong side of the motorway on January 9.

He had been signalled to stop several times by police but ignored the request before eventually pulling his Mercedes A200 AMG over around Leigh Delamere services at approximately 3am.

The 62-year-old, who was under the influence of alcohol, told officers he did not know he was on the wrong side of the road.

This is Moore’s second driving offence after he was convicted of being in charge of a vehicle while being unfit, Swindon Crown Court heard on July 25.

Moore, of Richmere Road in Didcot, was given a 16-week suspended sentence.

Recorder David Chidgey told the defendant his driving "was in my opinion significantly impaired because of a medical condition".

"This would be very frightening for anyone on the correct side of the motorway," he continued.

He told Moore that he was fortunate that there was very little traffic on the motorway at the time.

The sirens and lights of the police would have helped to warn other drivers of the potential hazard on the road which was caused by Moore’s decisions.

The court had earlier been told that Moore suffers from a “very troubled medical condition”. He suffers from alcohol-related dementia and had been sectioned in March, two months after the incident, and was later released in May.

Since the incident, he has sold the car he was driving at the time of the incident and plans to never drive again.

Moore was in tears and breathing heavily as the Recorder David Chidgey sentenced him. Moore’s two carers comforted him and he was asked on multiple occasions by Recorder Chidgey if he would like to have a break.

Moore was handed a 16-week prison sentence, which will be suspended for 18 months. He has also been disqualified from driving for 4 years.