A DRIVER caught eating his breakfast behind the wheel is just one of the motorists snared as part of a five-day police crackdown.

More than 200 drivers were stopped as part of Operation Tramline, a Hampshire and Thames Valley police initiative.

Of those pulled over, 151 were stopped for being 'distracted' while driving - 137 of whom were caught using mobile phones.

Others were stopped for reading books and eating.

One van driver was stopped on the M27 for eating his breakfast cereal while driving and a HGV driver was caught shaving on the M4.

Police using an unmarked HGV tractor unit as part of the sting were able to spot drivers holding their phones below the steering wheel.

A further 25 people were stopped for driving too fast, and eight for careless driving. Other drivers were pulled over for driving without insurance and tax.

Officers patrolled the A34, M27, M3, M4 and M40 as part of the operation.

Sergeant Paul Diamond, who led the operation, said: “It is disappointing to see so many people still using mobile phones while they are driving.

“You can clearly see from the footage from our operation at the end of last year that if a driver’s attention is on their mobile phone, it is not on the road and this can be potentially fatal.

“Sadly we have seen many examples over the last 12 months of lives lost unnecessarily because a driver has not had their full attention on the road."