Police catch driver making cup of tea on motorway

Rebecca Speare-Cole
Vehicles travelling along the M62 in Liverpool as the UK continues in lockdown to help curb the spread of the coronavirus.
Vehicles travelling along the M62 in Liverpool. (PA)

Police officers who pulled over a driver for using a mobile phone on the motorway discovered he had been making a cup of tea.

The North West Motorway Police officers tweeted on Monday that they pulled over a motorist who was on the phone on the M62.

The officers said, when the driver pulled over on the hard shoulder, they noticed that he had also been making a brew while driving.

The driver was handed a Traffic Offence Report, which normally results in a fine or an order to attend an awareness course.

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In the tweet, the police said: "We couldn't believe this one! #MC21 stopped a vehicle on M62 for the driver using their mobile phone whilst driving.

"When he stopped the car, he noticed the driver was also in the process of making a cup of tea!!

“Needless to say, a Traffic Offence Report was issued."

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One social media user quipped: "Had he been arrested, you’d be able to take his mug shot!"

Another added: "That takes the biscuit."

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