3 month ban for driver who filmed traffic while driving HGV

Do you know what your drivers are doing ?

Do you need additional training on driver safety .

Last month, Traffic Commissioner Simon Evans revoked a professional driver’s licence after he was recorded filming other traffic on the M60 motorway in Manchester while driving his truck.

At one point, the driver was holding his phone out of the window of his cab to film a group of bikers travelling on the motorway.

Conduct hearing
During a conduct hearing, the driver said he was taking a picture of the motorbikes and that he’d kept more than double the safe distance.

Incredibly, he claimed his actions hadn’t been dangerous.

But Mr Evans decided his conduct had fallen seriously below the required standards for a professional driver.

He took away the driver’s vocational entitlement and disqualified him for three months.

He’ll have to reapply for his vocational licence if he wants to drive professionally again.

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