'100+ drivers will be receiving a letter - and unfortunately, it won't be a Christmas card'
Over one hundred drivers will receive fines after emergency crews were delayed - because selfish motorists were stopped in the hard shoulder.
Greater Manchester Police said emergency services were slowed while attending an incident at junction four of the M56 today. In a tweet, the force blasted motorists using the hard shoulder to 'bypass the queue', saying it is 'for emergencies only'. READ MORE: Traveller girl, 13, ended up 'hysterical' in Grimsby after being herded onto train by police in Manchester
They wrote: "Emergency Services were delayed whilst attending the closure of the M56 at Junction 4 today. 100+ drivers will be receiving a letter from @gmptraffic and unfortunately, it won't be a Christmas Card.The M56 was closed on Sunday afternoon following reports of a 'fallen electrical cable'. Drivers faced huge queues of up to 60 minutes as three miles of congestion built following the closure.
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