Kent M20 trucker fined for watching film while driving

bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-kent-40731801

Police tackling dangerous driving have stopped and fined a lorry driver for watching a movie on the M20.
Roads policing officers who stopped the man said he could only see a small fraction of the road every time he glanced at his laptop screen.
Supt Andrew Reeves said the trucker, stopped near Maidstone, was fined £300.
He said any momentary lapse in concentration, such as looking at a device, could have disastrous and life-changing consequences.

Keep up at the back there , please .

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Wonder what he was watching

xichrisxi:
Wonder what he was watching

Not the road apparently :open_mouth: :unamused: :open_mouth:

Uncleskid:

xichrisxi:
Wonder what he was watching

Not the road apparently :open_mouth: :unamused: :open_mouth:

Brushing up on his English!

Fined £300.00!!! Pathetic .

albion:
Fined £300.00!!! Pathetic .

Agreed.

Dangerous antic, could have easily killed someone or caused a major incident at best. £300 is just pathetic. Very least I would have expected was a ban and points. As bad if not worse than drink driving.

Decided this is ripe for a comeback

Sent from my brain in my noodle

He could not get a ban or points, as that would mean a court appearance at a later date.
He would not show up.
Hence the £300 fine, which is punitive to an EE driver, where a job in EE is about 70 euros per week wages .
For a UK court appearance, he would have to be arrested and see the judge the next day.
The police would waste time driving the lorry to a compound that could be miles away.