Moment white van man caught watching TV show while driving

Moment white van man is caught by undercover police catching up with his favourite TV show while driving on the M1

• The white van man was thundering down the M1 near Rotherham watching telly 

Shocking photographs have emerged of a white van man watching a TV show while driving along a major motorway.

The driver was seen staring at his favourite TV programme, which was playing on his mobile phone, as he hammered along the M1 near Rotherham, South Yorkshire.

Police, who were travelling in an unmarked HGV, videoed the dopey driver glancing several times at the device strapped to his windscreen.

Despite the officers peering through his window, his attention seemed firmly fixed on the show.

One police officer could be heard saying on the recording: ‘He’s watching some kind of TV show.

The driver was seen staring at his favourite TV programme while hurtling down the M1

He was so engrossed in his show that he didn’t even notice when undercover cops pulled up next to him

‘I can see him glancing to the left as well while he’s driving.

‘His attention is clearly on that screen rather than looking at the road ahead. He’s not even noticed me next to him.’

The police bust was just one of dozens during Operation Tramlines, a national road safety programme cracking down on dangerous driving held between September 25 and 29.

This led to over £14,000 worth of fines and 190 points being issued to careless drivers on South Yorkshire roads for various road offences.

Other road users were caught holding their phones while driving and texting as they moved at speed along other motorways.

The police bust was just one of dozens during Operation Tramlines, a national road safety programme

Roads Policing Inspector Peter Heginbotham, of South Yorkshire Police, said he hoped to catch dangerous motorists before they caused an accident.

He said: ‘The purpose of participating in these national operations is to catch drivers committing offences before they could cause a potentially serious or fatal road traffic collision.

‘We take every opportunity to participate in these operations, tackling reckless driving in the area.

‘Every year just under 450 people are killed on the UK’s motorways and major A roads. In total, we dealt with 137 road traffic offences during the operation.

‘The tractor cab allowed us to clearly see into other road users’ vehicles, including lorries, which are higher up and down into cars to see when drivers have their phones on their laps.’

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