A WOMAN was arrested after stopping on the M6 to do her makeup.

Officers from the Motorway Police came across a stationery car in lane one on Saturday (May 8) night.

Not only had she stopped to do her makeup, she provided a positive drug wipe for cocaine and was also found to be a provisional licence holder only.

The incident took place on the M6 by Middlewich.

The woman who was also driving with no insurance, was arrested at the scene and had her vehicle seized.

In a busy night for officers patrolling our region's motorways, another female driver was stopped after police followed for hogging a lane on the M56.

After driving alongside her, the woman was observed holding her mobile phone, making a Facetime call.

Due to the number of points on her license the woman was issued with a summons to court.