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Originally Posted by AnotherCat
The UK Highway Code (as do the codes of other countries, including my own) lists some things to avoid "..when driving or riding, such as..." as they may cause a distraction, but in fact that list is both just an advisory not a statement that they are illegal nor not to be done at all, and is not meant to be exhaustive. Doing anything whatsoever that causes a loss of due care and attention may result in a charge. That being so your case would seem to lead to the silliness of a driver being charged doing anything whatsoever, regardless of the status of the vehicle at the time (even "stopped", you say), if there is any possibility at all that such an anything whatsoever activity could during some conceivable future use of the vehicle lead to a loss of care and attention.
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Here's an example of a woman being prosecuted for drinking from a bottle of water while her car was stopped at traffic lights:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/774655.stm
I'm unable to discover what the outcome of the court case was, but this goes to show that you can indeed be fined for drinking water in a stationary vehicle.