Cyclist followed iPhone app onto the M3

A cyclist who followed an iPhone app onto the M3 Motorway has been fined, police said.

The man, who is in his late 20s, told traffic officers he had been following a route on his smartphone when it had guided him onto the motorway's hard shoulder.

A Surrey Police spokesman said they were called by members of the public at around 1.40pm today to reports of a cyclist between junctions 12 and 13 near Chertsey.

The incident is the second within the space of a fortnight in which a cyclist has been fined for riding on motorways in Surrey after following smartphone apps.

"It's similar to the one we had on the M25," a police spokesman said.

"The cyclist, in his late 20s, was issued a £50 fine for contravening a road sign, and he was also given some words of advice.

"He was then taken safely off in a van. It seems he was following an iPhone app."

In an incident on February 25, a cyclist was caught on camera as he rode on a busy stretch of the M25 in Surrey.