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Bradley Stokes (SWNS) & Erin Santillo

Police catch driver with phone in one hand and mug in the other

Police have released images of a driver who was spotted holding a mobile phone in one hand and a mug in the other.

The individual was caught by camera operators monitoring the roads around Birmingham on Wednesday morning.

West Midlands Police tweeted pictures of the red Mitsubishi, adding officers found the sight "unbelievable".

The force confirmed that the driver "will be prosecuted".

Posting on Twitter, the WMP Camera Enforcement Unit said: “If our camera operators capture drivers committing other offences whilst on speed enforcement, they will be prosecuted.

“This driver had their mobile phone in one hand whilst drinking from a cup held in the other. Unbelievable.”

Social media users were quick to comment, with some branding the unidentified motorist as an “idiot”.

Replying to the post, Stan Clough said: “Surprised he didn’t have a fried breakfast on the passenger seat and a TV balanced on the dash. What a mug!”

Pauline Jarrow added: “Why should this idiot get to sip his tea on the way to work while the rest of us have to gulp it in one as we dash out the door??”

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