Got a question for you: Can you really be arsed snapping a selfie while driving?
If the answer is 'yes', give your head a wobble. The faffing around, getting your phone out, opening the camera app, or indeed Snapchat, and then getting your steering wheel involved and so on, is a ball ache. Plus nobody really gives a shit.
This man, who took a similar picture as described above, is currently being hunted by police after his sunglasses landed him in a spot of bother.
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Going by the name 'Geordie Aviator' on Twitter, he posted a selfie and a Tweet about how tomorrow he was getting married. Congrats, by the way.
"Last night as a single man. Married man as of tomorrow. Scary times," he wrote.
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But the Twitter account for Operation Dragoon, Northumbria Police's long standing commitment to road safety, spotted from the reflection in his aviators that he'd taken the picture while driving.
The team, tagging the selfie taker, wrote: "We didn't receive our invite to the big day but we'll send @Geordie_aviator a little gift anyway... To the value of £200 and six points.
"It is people like this who end up destroying people lives through their own stupidity.
"Please get in touch and we'll send you your wedding present. £200 fine & 6 points."
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The Geordie has since deleted his Twitter account, according to Metro.
The law surrounding using your phone while behind the wheel recently changed, meaning you can now get six penalty points and a £200 fine if you use a hand-held phone.
You can also be taken to court where you can be banned from driving or riding, or get a maximum fine of £1,000 (£2,500 if you're driving a lorry or bus), according to Gov.uk.
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