Officers from the Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire Road Policing Unit stopped a van on the M1, near Toddington.

They had noticed the driver using his phone, not wearing a seat belt, and having a large crack in the windscreen.

The officers stated, “Not great considering he has an expired provisional driving licence.” The vehicle was impounded, and the driver was reported.

When asked if they had been in an unmarked car, the officers responded, “Nope.

That is why using your phone is dangerous and carries the consequences it does. It is such a huge distraction that the driver missed the marked car.”