10 Driving Offences You Didn’t Know Were Illegal – Video

You could be breaking the law without knowing it, here’s how:

1. Eating and drinking at the wheel – 6 points and  £1000 fine
2. Sleeping in your car when your drunk – 10 points and 12 month ban
3. Overtaking at a pedestrian crossing – 3 points and £100 fine
4. Parking on the wrong side of the road at night – £1000 fine for cars, £2500 for vans
   
5. Parking within 10m of a junction – £30 fine
6. Driving on a pavement – 3 points and £1000 fine
7. Driving a van over 50 mph on a single carriageway – 6 points and £1000 fine
8. Tailgating – 3 points and £100 fine
9. Towing a caravan over 750kg (if you’ve passed your test after 1997) – 3 points and £1000 fine
10. Using your phone as a sat nav in an unfixed position – 6 points and £200 fine