Penalty notice for M25 cyclist, 74

Cyclists occasionally appear on the M25, Britain's busiest motorway. This incident occurred in February this year (Surrey Police/PA Wire)

An elderly woman who was caught cycling along the M25 has been issued with a penalty notice, police have said.

The 74-year-old was using the motorway as "a short cut" when she was spotted riding on the hard shoulder between junctions 10 and 11 in Surrey, officers said.