Watch: Driver Turns His Car Into Fake Ambulance To Jump Queues In Tyne Tunnel

This is the extraordinary moment a driver made his way through tunnel traffic - by turning his car into a fake ambulance.

CCTV footage shows Shaun Scandle twisting and turning through the Tyne Tunnel as stuck cars struggle to move out of his way.

The 31-year-old had attached blue lights and a siren to his white Renault Megane in an attempt to get through rush hour traffic without being stopped.

Shameless: Shaun Scandle makes his way through rush hour traffic in his fake ambulance (Northumberland Police)

However, suspicious tunnel staff made inquiries with the North East Ambulance Service after watching the footage and discovered there was no record of one of its vehicles being in the area at the time.

An investigation was launched and Scandle, from Priestpopple, Northumberland, was identified as the driver.

Officers found his white Renault Megane had been covered in livery to make it look like a rapid response vehicle.

Flashing lights: Scandle made his white Renault Megane look like an ambulance (Northumberland Police)

They also discovered that he ran a business called Hadrian Medical Services offering first aid at events across the North East for which he used the vehicle.

On this occasion he had been providing first aid for the Tour of Britain cycle race and had been travelling to Blyth to attend a medical incident.

Scandle has now been fined and received nine points on his license for careless driving.

Penalty: Scandle received nine points in his license for careless driving (Northumberland Police)

Acting Sergeant Alan Keenleyside, of Northumbria Police Operations Department, said: “This may seem like a bizarre story but the reality is Mr Scandle was putting lives at risk through his behaviour on the road.

"Those working in the emergency services receive specialist training to drive our response vehicles and the public should not try and take that responsibility into their own hands.”