An Evri lorry driver has been caught on camera eating out of a jar with a spoon behind the wheel on a major motorway.
In new footage from Gloucestershire Constabulary, the driver who seemingly had no hands on the steering wheel, can be seen tucking into an on-the-road meal as his vehicle cruises at speed down a stretch of the M5.
In the clip, part of which was recorded on October 1, an officer can be heard saying: "He's got a spoon... and he's got his jar!"
Another added: "He is still going," before the motorist spotted the officers driving alongside his vehicle.
The Evri driver was seen eating behind the wheel
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It wasn't just eating behind the wheel that police saw - in another piece of footage from the force, a van driver was spotted texting while driving, before turning to swear at officers.
The footage came from a covert operation by police covering a stretch of the M5 between Strensham and Falfield - in Worcestershire and Gloucestershire, respectively.
In the operation, officers boarded an unmarked heavy goods vehicle, from which they spotted and recorded a number of motorists driving on the M5 who were breaching road safety laws.
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The policing - known as Operation Tramline - was carried out over four days between junction 8 and 14 of the motorway - resulting in 20 drivers being stopped.
Aside from the Evri incident, other motorists were pulled over for a range of other offences.
These included using a phone while at the wheel, not being in proper control of a vehicle, failing to wear seatbelts and driving with an insecure load.
Sergeant Matt Firth from the force's roads policing unit said: "The use of the HGV from National Highways enables our roads policing officers to detect some offences that would otherwise be a challenge to identify.
A texting van driver who swore at officers and an HGV driver eating a jar of food were just two of the motorists observed committing offences on the M5 by @GlosPolSpecOps .
— Gloucestershire Constabulary (@Glos_Police) October 23, 2024
Op Tramline involved an unmarked HGV lorry, loaned by @NationalHways.
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"Reducing the numbers of those killed or seriously injured on our roads is a priority for Gloucestershire Constabulary.
"Making the roads safer for all is what our communities want our team to be leading on.
"We will continue to deal with offences positively, remembering that any of us or our loved ones could be impacted by such behaviours whilst using the roads."
An Evri spokesman told GB News: "The safety of our people and communities is a top priority, and we have a zero-tolerance policy towards behaviour of this kind.
"We've contacted the authorities to assist our investigation and will take the appropriate action."
