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A leading criminal barrister has denied he broke the law by using his phone while driving.
Dominic D'Souza posted a photo from inside his electric Tesla car appearing to show he was travelling at 59mph.
There were no hands visible on the steering wheel, which could mean the Tesla was on auto pilot when it is steered and able to break automatically.
The photo posted by Mr D'Souza looked as if it could only have been taken from the driver's seat with the digital dashboard of the vehicle clearly visible.
Mr D'Souza posted the photo on his LinkedIn page and captioned it: 'On the way to Manchester in the most miserable weather, but thanks heavens I have an electric car otherwise I would not be getting there at all!'
Dominic D'Souza (pictured), a leading criminal barrister at Goldsmith Chambers in London, posted a photo from inside his electric Tesla car appearing to show he was travelling at 59mph
Many of the comments on the post congratulated him on having an electric car while thousands of motorists faced queuing for hours for petrol.
But Zain Ul-Haq, a cyber security consultant, wrote: 'Please don't use your phone whilst driving, autopilot or not, you need to remain in full control of your vehicle.'
Mr D'Souze brushed off any suggestion that he was driving when the photo was taken when he was contacted by MailOnline.
'Absolutely not. I was parked in a service station,' he said.
Asked if he could explain why the car
