Driver reported after spotted having lettuce lunch behind wheel in Staffordshire

The drive was stopped on the M6 in Staffordshire and reported for driving offences.

A driver has been reported for a number of motoring offences, including being caught eating a full lettuce for lunch behind the wheel.

Staffordshire Police Road Crime Team said the driver had been seen lane hogging and then, on closer inspection, had been found to be eating his lunch without hands on the wheel.

The driver was stopped by road police in Staffordshire. Photo: Staffordshire Police Road Crime Teamplaceholder image
The driver was stopped by road police in Staffordshire. Photo: Staffordshire Police Road Crime Team | Staffordshire Police Road Crime Team

A spokesman for Staffordshire Police Road Crime Team said: “Lane hogging, which we know isn’t popular and causes risk to other road users, is bad.

“Eating your lunch, a whole lettuce, with no hands on the wheel is worse.

“Driver stopped and reported for offences.”

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