He also got points on his licence

A van driver who used his phone while on the busy A5 in the Shrewsbury area has been handed a hefty fine.

Christopher Tomkiss, aged 42, drove a Ford Transit Custom on the carriageway on January 13 this year.

Tomkiss, of Canonbie Lea, Madeley, Telford, pleaded guilty at Telford Magistrates Court to using a handheld device while driving a motor vehicle.

Magistrates fined Tomkiss £537 and ordered for his driving licence to be endorsed with six penalty points.

Tomkiss was also ordered to pay £120 in prosecution costs and a £215 victim surcharge, bringing his total court bill to £872.

Big fine for van driver, 42, who used phone while driving on the A5 near Shrewsbury