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Originally Posted by AnotherCat
I was surprised too, so I took some advice. There isn't a ban nor is it illegal.
While eating and drinking while driving are discouraged in the UK Highway Code, for example, there is no specific legislation making it an offence by itself. As in other countries if doing these things (or any other distracting thing) and an accident results through that, or one is driving demonstrating a distracted manner during such activities then a charge for that may result.
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That's correct, it's not a specific offence. If the police catch you, the offence you'll be charged with is "driving without due care and attention".
If you'd like an example (in this case a woman prosecuted for eating an apple while driving), there's one
here. After the court case (the woman opted to go to court rather than accept a fixed-penalty charge) the police said:
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"Action will be taken against people seen eating, drinking, using mobile phones or doing any other activity where their driving is affected."
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