Went by car (5)
I believe the answer is:
drove
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">went by car</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for drove that I've seen before include "Forced or operated a vehicle" , "Number of cattle" , "Incited" , "Went by car" , "Carried along by force" .)