Some of the latest excuses that careless drivers have given to Dorset police have been released..

One driver using a mobile phone claimed she was actually
eating a prawn cracker, and a man breaking the speed limit said he didn't see the sign because he was on his way to an eyesight test.

Another who was stopped for not wearing his seatbelt,
told them he was still getting used to the new law...which actually came in 30 years ago.