A DRIVER took both hands off the steering wheel while driving so he could get hold of a mobile phone, Harrogate Magistrates Court heard.
Andrew Paul Thomas was driving along a major regional route in North Yorkshire at the time, the court was told.
Now the 43-year-old has to pay more than £1,000 and has three penalty points.
He was not present at the hearing but pleaded guilty by letter to driving when not in a position to have proper control of vehicle.
The prosecution told Harrogate Magistrates Court Thomas was attempting to take hold of a mobile phone when he let go off the steering wheel.
Thomas, of Church Lane, Harewood, between Harrogate and Leeds, was fined £69 and ordered to pay a £277 statutory surcharge and £90.
He committed the offence on the A65 Settle bypass on October 3, 2022.
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