Audi driver ran back up M1 after forgetting to top up mobile phone

Derbyshire Roads Policing Unit officers said drivers like this pose a ‘greater risk’ than Smart Motorways.

A spokesperson for the unit said: “Audi driver leaving the services forgot to buy a phone top up, so parks on the exit slip road and runs back to the shop. No insurance. Whilst there may be concerns about #SmartMotorway drivers like these are the greater risk.”

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