The woman, who has not been named, does not wear a seatbelt and even allows a young child to sit in the back without a seatbelt. (Picture: Deadline News)

A young mum has been criticised for driving so badly while on Facebook Live, she would have run up an estimated 60 penalty points.

The woman, who has not been named, does not wear a seatbelt and even allows a young child to sit in the back without a seatbelt.

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She also picks up her mobile phone on numerous occasions and passes a drink to the child in the back.

Throughout, she looks away from the road to check her appearance on the screen of her mobile, which is recording her on Facebook Live.


Road safety campaigners accused the woman, from Edinburgh, of showing a ‘nauseating’ disregard for safety, including that of a baby sat next to her in a rear-facing chair.

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She also picks up her mobile phone on numerous occasions and passes a drink to the child in the back. (Picture: Deadline News)

The video was broadcast to the woman’s friends but not the general public.

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Yet one viewer was so appalled they decided to pass the 12 minutes of footage to a road safety campaign website.



In the video, the woman takes a drink, removes the lid, and passes it to the child in the back, all while still behind the wheel.

Her eyes are also off the road for numerous periods when she is looking into the camera, talking into the camera and to her kids and fixing her hair.

The motoring offences in the video could be enough to get the woman banned from driving almost five times over, as well as a fine of around £3,500.

Breakdown of possible charges Throughout – Not wearing a belt – 3 points & maximum £100 fine

Throughout – Child not wearing a belt – 3 points & maximum £100 fine

1.37 – Holds drink in both hands and passes it back to her child (Driving without due care and attention) – 3-9 points and a fine of up to £2,500

2.41 – Picks up phone for 1 second – 6 points and £200 fine

Looks into camera for 24 seconds (Driving without due care and attention) – 3 points and a fine of up to £2,500

3.54 – Picks up phone for 7 seconds – 6 points and £200 fine

4.41 – Picks up phone for 26 seconds (both hands off wheel for 17 seconds) – 6 points and a £200 fine

5.10 – Looks into camera for 30 seconds (Driving without due care and attention) 3-9 points and fine of up to £2,500

6.13 – Picks up phone for 3 seconds – 6 points and £200 fine

7.14 – Looks into camera for 15 seconds and then into back for 10 seconds (Driving without due care and attention) – 3-9 points and a fine of up to £2,500

8.07- Picks up phone for 7 seconds – 6 points and £200 fine

8.22- Picks up phone for 2 seconds – 6 points and £200 fine

9.21 – Picks up phone for 1 second – 6 points and £200 fine Total – 60 points and fine of up to £4,100

It is unclear which road she is driving on but the camera does appear to show that the video ends at the Fort Kinnaird retail park in Edinburgh.

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An RAC road safety spokesman said: ‘Any law-abiding driver will be shocked by this video.

‘The driver is clearly a road safety nightmare and an accident waiting to happen. The video captures so many illegal mobile phone activities from texting at the wheel to a full on video call and is a stark illustration of how distracting a phone can be by absorbing all of her focus when clearly she should be concentrating on the road ahead.

‘You cannot help but be nauseated by the blatant lack of regard for her own child’s safety.

The motoring offences in the video could be enough to get the woman banned from driving almost five times over, as well as a fine of around £3,500. (Picture: Deadline News)

It is unclear which road she is driving on but the camera does appear to show that the video ends at the Fort Kinnaird retail park in Edinburgh. (Picture: Deadline News)

‘It begs the question whether the new tougher penalties for using a handheld phone at the wheel are sufficient and whether the message will ever get through to hard core users who consider themselves to be beyond the reach of the law.

‘We are calling on drivers to make a promise not to use their handheld phone when driving at BePhoneSmart and to share it with friends and family.’

A spokesman for SWD Media, who obtained the video, said:’ This woman has a duty of care to her children and she has failed them terribly here by not ensuring they are safely strapped in a car seat, nor is she setting a good example by wearing one herself.

‘Live streaming and playing with your phone whilst driving creates a serious distraction that could have caused a serious accident here and injuries to driver and passengers that weren’t belted up.

‘Hopefully the Police take action, and I suspect she may be getting the bus shortly once dealt with by the courts.’



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