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Comedian Roy “Chubby” Brown was caught on camera reading a newspaper while driving along the A19 in Yorkshire.
Brown, whose real name is Royston Vasey, was photographed by a mobile safety camera with a copy of The Sun held in front of his steering wheel.
The 69-year-old was fined £30 by Northallerton Magistrates on Wednesday and got four points on his licence.
Brown, of East Harlsey, was also ordered to pay costs of £40 and a victim surcharge of £20.
Police arrested him after the camera spotted him reading the paper as he drove his Lexus along the A19 southbound near Crathorne, North Yorkshire on 15 May.
Dave Brown, North Yorkshire Police’s mobile safety camera manager, said: "This is another case where our mobile safety cameras have proved that they are not just about speed, demonstrating that we have the technology to capture all manner of offences which put road users at risk.
“Motorists must give the road their full attention as a few seconds’ lapse in concentration can have catastrophic consequences, literally meaning the difference between life and death.”
