A driver was stunned to spot a sheep being driven around London in the back of a Volvo . John Bowden was on his way home when he saw the animal staring back at him through the back window of the car in front . The 44-year-old said he could n't believe his eyes when he noticed the unusual passenger as he pulled up to traffic lights on the South Circular Road near Tulse Hill station , south London . Baaad driver : John Bowden was stunned to see a sheep staring at him from the back of a Volvo in London . Mr Bowden told The Mirror : 'We had just pulled up at the cross roads and I thought , hold on that 's a sheep in the back of a Volvo . 'My wife said ' I 've seen it all now ' . ' He added the black Volvo was being driven by an 'old bloke ' - who had also plastered a sticker proclaiming ' I love sheep ' to the back of his vehicle . 'He had a white hair and white moustache - he was all in white like the sheep , ' he added . Mr Bowden , who is a street ambassador for the Heart of London Business Alliance , said the picture has garnered a huge amount of attention from his friends after he uploaded it to Facebook . Shear genius : The Volvo with the unusual passenger also featured a sticker with the words ' I love sheep '
John Bowden was driving home when he saw the driver staring at him . He noticed the unusual passenger as he pulled up to traffic lights near Tulse railway station , south London . Black ##den also had a sign proclaiming ' I love sheep ' on back window .