A mother who crashed her car after dropping her child off at school was found to be over the drink drive limit.
The 26-year-old woman in Aberdeenshire was among 800 cases of drivers who have been snared by police for motoring offences in a week-long blitz.
Some anonymous tip-offs helped officers on their way to detecting 784 drivers for breaking the law and endangering lives on Scotland's roads.
Of that figure, 310 were found to have no insurance and 245 did not have a valid MoT certificate.
A further 129 drivers were found to be committing driving licence offences, while 100 were caught drink or drug driving. Some 179 of these drivers also had their vehicle seized.
The crackdown, supported by Police Scotland, was launched by the Crimestoppers charity last Monday. The project aimed to steer criminal drivers off the road with the support of information provided by the public.
In Glasgow, a 36-year-old man was found to be disqualified from driving when he was stopped by police.
Police praised the members of the public whose information helped officers track down offenders.
Chief Inspector Stewart Carle said: "Police Scotland is committed to keeping people safe by positively influencing road user behaviour.
"We are encouraged by the high level of support from the public and every call received by Crimestoppers shows that they are not prepared to put up with the illegal use of vehicles on our roads or the threat they pose to safety."
Kate Jackson, the national manager at Crimestoppers Scotland, said: "These illegal drivers affect all law abiding motorists and the response by the public shows that they want to help do something about it.
"If you call or have called have called the charity with information, you can be safe in the knowledge that no-one will know it was you."
Crimestoppers can be called in confidence on 0800 555 111.
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