Hang on hang on… someone is going to complain to the police about something they saw on a TV cops fly-on-the-wall documentary??

Seems a bit like calling the cops after Crimewatch to report a burglary..

Surely the usual etiquette is to whinge about it on the web?

Surely the usual etiquette is to whinge about it on the web?

Cool.

That’s one job ticked off the “to do” list then eh 🙂

Is there a back story to this or is it someone that the OP saw on the road?

Motorway cops, BBC1 monday night and repeated on BBC3 and iplayer.

Basicly 2 cops in an unmarked car pass a hired LGV, owned by Burnt treee vehicle hire, driver was noted by co driver copper to be holding a mobile phone in his hand while driving down some motorway.

Cops decide to pull the driver over for a word of advice, one cop a bit more adjitated than the other,(attention seeking), have a word with driver who they find out has 9 points on licence, and also a previous ban from driving, he then pulls out a sob story about marital breakdown, not seeing his kid etc etc, and that he was looking at a picture of his child, (not porn,facebook, or utube as is probably usual) cops agree with him and let him off with a written caution, so he is allowed to drive off at 56mph, driving a hired vehicle,working for a comapny transporting valuable stock for a customer.

OTHER JOBS ARE AVAILABLE FOR BANNED TRUCK DRIVERS.

It probably happened about three years ago as well.

I think they took a slightly more pragmatic view, that he already had 9 points, and if it went to court with his current situation he would escape a ban, so therefore a formal caution, and if caught again that would then be ban as this would be brought up.

I personally was in favour of gving him a court appearance, but depending on the magistrate/liberal do-gooder who sits he drives away when he should walk.

Redemption tonight?

Bill, been on before.