A single mother who was caught eating a banana at the wheel while stuck in gridlocked traffic has moaned she was treated 'like a criminal' after being fined £100.
Elsa Harris, who works as a carer, was pulled over while driving to work along a gridlocked road in Christchurch, Dorset. She was handed the fine and given the choice of either three penalty points or completing a driver awareness course after admitting taking her hands off the wheel momentarily to peel the banana.
The 45-year-old, who insists her car was stationary in a traffic jam when she the incident occurred, has now blasted the fine as 'ridiculous'.
She said: 'I'm a single mum. This is the most expensive banana I've ever had in my life.'
Ms Harris said she had already peeled the banana at home, but there was a small piece of skin still needing removal before she could eat it.
She said: 'An unmarked blue car started flashing at me, drove in front, then slammed its brakes on. It caused so much confusion with all the other cars, nobody knew what was going on.
