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A TWIT of a taxi driver nipped into McDonald’s for a snack and paralysed Edinburgh’s £776million tram network.

The woman left her cab on double yellows in South St Andrew's Street and a tram was stuck behind it for 10 minutes. Then, when she realised what she’d done, she dashed out, did a U-turn, blocked the tracks on the other side of the street and carried on eating her breakfast.

It was the third time in weeks that a parked vehicle had blocked the tram tracks, which are currently being tested. It’s feared the problem will get worse when seven-day testing starts next week.

The photo of the taxi was posted on the Edinburgh’s Worst Drivers website. Council transport convener Lesley Hinds said: “I will pass the pictures to the taxi office for their action.”