A lorry driver was found fast asleep on the hard shoulder of the M67.
Traffic police spotted the Scania lorry parked up on the hard shoulder of the five-mile motorway which runs through Tameside to Mottram.
They found the driver 'having 40 winks' at the roadside.
The driver was issued with a traffic offence report and moved along.
GMP Traffic posted a picture of the lorry on Twitter on Friday evening.
Alongside the picture, an officer wrote: "Traffic Officer #ME44 was travelling along the #M67 when they saw this HGV parked up on the hard shoulder.
"Turns out the driver was having 40 winks and was fast asleep.
"The driver was swiftly woken, issued a TOR and moved on! #planyourroute @NWmwaypolice."
