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Driver fined for pouring a cuppa

5th October 2000, Page 10
5th October 2000
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Page 10, 5th October 2000 — Driver fined for pouring a cuppa
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Keywords : Elkins, Flask, M6, Law / Crime

• Drivers are being warned to pull over for refreshments after Christopher Elkins of Northampton was fined £300 with 142 costs for steering his truck with his elbows on the M6 while pouring tea from a flask.

Police saw Elkins veer onto the hard shoulder and nearly collide with a Range Rover.

He pleaded guilty to careless driving', West Bromwich magistrates also endorsed his licence with six points.

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