Driver caught sipping mug of tea and taking both hands off the wheel on the M6
manchestereveningnews.co.ukAs a hard-working trucker he is entitled to a mug of tea. But not while driving on the M6. The culprit was caught on film sipping his brew as he drove down the busy motorway in Cheshire.
Police in an unmarked HGV pulled alongside and in footage an officer can be heard telling him to concentrate on his driving.
To the exasperation of the officer the trucker takes both hands off the steering wheel as he drives. He was later issued with a traffic offence report for not being in proper control of his vehicle which resulted in three points on his licence and a £100 fine. READ MORE: Man 'lucky to be alive' after scalp torn off in horror Audi crash in Ibiza READ MORE: 'He was only taken away from the house 45 minutes earlier and now I was being told he was dead' The clip was released by National Highways today as a major operation was launched to stop such reckless driving on the M62.
Police in Greater Manchester, Cheshire, Merseyside, the Liverpool Ports Police, West Yorkshire and Humberside will be using National Highways’ unmarked HGV cabs in a bid to reduce and prevent accidents.
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