Police HGV catches 4,000 offenders over two years
Posted: Tue Nov 07, 2017 11:09 am
Police HGV catches 4,000 offenders over two years
That's right, the police are still using an unmarked police lorry to catch drivers using mobile phones etc.
I originally thought that the police in the Devon and Cornwall area were using this vehicle.
However, this article says that all 28 police forces are using the DAF lorry.
Apparently, one driver was caught steering his vehicle with his knees whilst eating some food AND texting on a mobile phone.
About two thirds of all those caught using this police lorry were using a mobile phone.
In total, 4,176 drivers were caught with only 400 given a verbal warning there and then.
Around 830 were given fixed penalty notices.
Over 100 of these offences landed the drivers with a court summons.
However, the article does not say what happened to the other 2,800.
One can only assume they were not committing offences as the following article doesn't say.
https://www.aol.co.uk/cars/2017/11/06/p ... id=webmail
That's right, the police are still using an unmarked police lorry to catch drivers using mobile phones etc.
I originally thought that the police in the Devon and Cornwall area were using this vehicle.
However, this article says that all 28 police forces are using the DAF lorry.
Apparently, one driver was caught steering his vehicle with his knees whilst eating some food AND texting on a mobile phone.
About two thirds of all those caught using this police lorry were using a mobile phone.
In total, 4,176 drivers were caught with only 400 given a verbal warning there and then.
Around 830 were given fixed penalty notices.
Over 100 of these offences landed the drivers with a court summons.
However, the article does not say what happened to the other 2,800.
One can only assume they were not committing offences as the following article doesn't say.
https://www.aol.co.uk/cars/2017/11/06/p ... id=webmail
