This is the moment when a fire crew were called to rescue a driver who had a 'panic in a puddle' after she found herself stuck in shallow water.

In the short clip, a fireman can be seen hurling a yellow rope to a driver seemingly stuck in a car on a flooded road.

The motorist hung out of the window, scrambling to grab the lengthy cord with a fluorescent throw bag at the end.

Meanwhile, the firefighter began to reel in the rope as he pushed out a rescue stick into the shallow water. 

After failing to retrieve the throw bag, the driver desperately clung to the rope before eventually opening her door. 

She made her way through the water, which was just below her knee, quickly making her way to dry land. 

However, social media users were quick to mock her for having to be rescued from such a shallow body of water. 

'That’s embarrassing on both ends,' one quipped, while a second added: 'The human race is doomed.'

A third joked: 'Don’t know what’s worse, her being rescued like that or the fire service actually wearing life jackets while attempting to save her from a puddle?'

While some questioned why she could not have made her way out of the situation without emergency assistance, others debated if it was a 'comedy sketch'.

Meanwhile, certain viewers were left outraged, saying the driver should be charged a fee 'for [the fire service's] wasted time.' 

It comes after parts of Britain were battered with torrential rain as Storm Bram saw winds of up to 82mph ravaging the country. 

The storm left some areas a total washout, with streets submerged, piers collapsed and overturned lorries.  

In York, riverside streets alongside the River Ouse were flooded after the river burst its banks, inundating businesses and homes. 

Worcestershire Cricket Ground was also underwater, once again living up to its 'Worcestershire Rapids' nickname as floodwater engulfed the pitch.

Elsewhere, properties and roads flooded across England and Wales as heavy rain combined with strong winds to overwhelm drains and riverbanks.

It comes as the Met Office warned Brits of downpour this weekend after it widened its amber warning to include more areas. 

Parts of western Scotland and northwest England were set to experience 'heavy and persistent' rain as the forecaster issued flooding warnings through to Sunday.

The Met Office also warned that the washout will likely lead to power cuts, travel delays, as well as 'deep and fast' flowing rivers, causing a danger to life.