Audi driver ran back up M1 in Derbyshire after forgetting to top up mobile phone
A driver ran back up an M1 exit slip road after forgetting to sort his phone top-up on a visit to Tibshelf services, police say.
By Tim Paget
Published 30th Apr 2021, 14:42 BST
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Derbyshire Roads Policing Unit officers said drivers like this pose a ‘greater risk’ than Smart Motorways.
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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.”