Eating McDonalds, using a laptop and doing make-up: The drivers caught with no hands at the wheel

This shocking footage released by the police shows three drivers applying make-up, eating a McDonald's and working on a laptop all whilst driving with no hands at the wheel of their cars. Each of the reckless motorists were travelling down the M6 and M40 when they were captured on film by officers in an unmarked lorry.

In the first incident, a woman appeared so focused on putting on her make-up that she didn't notice police driving alongside her. And she still failed to look up even after officers beeped their horn.

In another moment, a van driver was recorded steering with his knees as he tucked into his Maccies. With no hands on the wheel, he ate a portion of fries and slurped his drink.

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He then undertook a truck in the second lane of the M6 as he drove past Corley Services. All was caught on camera by the police driving alongside in National Highways' Operation Tramline HGV.

In a third incident, a motorist was spotted driving along the M40 with a phone in her hand seemingly scrolling through messages. At one point, both of her hands come off the wheel.

The astonished officers later spotted the driver with her laptop next to her. The officers made her aware of their presence and she was seen putting her phone down.All three incidents were captured by Warwickshire Police over just two days as part of the Operation Tramline safety campaign. A total of 63 offences were detected during the op, the force said.

These were the latest in over 46,150 offences recorded by officers in the cabs since the national safety initiative was launched by National Highways in 2015. The most common offences were not wearing a seatbelt (13,562) and using a