A lorry driver in Denham was stopped by Thames Valley Police after he was caught using his mobile phone.
The driver, who hasn’t been named, claimed he was using the phone after their hands free headset broke.
The driver of this vehicle was spotted us…
A North Notts man with three previous drink driving convictions who was over the limit when he crashed into a reversing HGV was on the warpath over a debt, a court heard
John Fields’s Volvo didn’t slow down as it approached the HGV, which was towing a…
THE OWNERS of the lorry from which emerged 15 suspected illegal immigrants said the vehicle had been on its way to Dover.
Police were called to the A350 between Chippenham and the M4 on Wednesday night following reports of men in the HGV’s trailer.
The…
It’s something we all love to complain about to our car-driving friends – when you get stuck behind an HGV on a country road, with nothing you can do but wait for a chance to pass safely.
Spare a thought, though, for the person in the cab of that big u…
The driver of a lorry that had a sandbag thrown through its windscreen by yobs has told how the experience left him shaken.
Paul Hilton, 43, was driving for Eddie Stobart on the M5 near Tewkesbury at around 11pm on October 31 when the incident happened…
An Irish man has been arrested after a truck was found to be containing 15 people in England last night.
The man, in his 50s, was detained following the discovery in a Cork-based truck on the A350 near Chippenham in Wiltshire on Wednesday evening….
An 80-year-old man has died after his vintage wooden car collided with a lorry on a motorway.
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Shocking footage has been released showing motorists tailgating as they dangerously drive just inches away from the driver in front on a motorway.
The footage was shot during a police crackdown on tailgating.
Now 12 motorists have appeared in court cha…
The smashed window of the lorry (Gloucestershire Police/PA)
Lucky escape after sandbag thrown from bridge on to lorry travelling on motorway
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Now drivers will face £200 fine for even TOUCHING their phone while driving – as UK installs new HD traffic cameras that can catch motorists in the act
Holding a mobile phone will become illegal on the roads of Great Britain …
A lorry driver who got behind the wheel after “a heavy weekend” on cocaine was more than 10 times the drug drive limit when he crashed his HGV on the A1, leaving it resting on a barrier above the River Tyne.
Colin Jeffrey ploughed his lorry into …
Eight HGV drivers and a cabbie were among 12 motorists taken to court after being caught tailgating on the M6 in Staffordshire.
Officers in the Central Motorway Police Group (CMPG) stopped the offenders, which also included two car drivers and a van dr…
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HGVs caught driving in London without safety features to protect cyclists and pedestrians will be fined under a world-first scheme launched today.
Firms will be hit with £550 penalty tickets if their vehicl…
The lorry driver who was arrested after eight women and 31 men were found dead in a trailer in Essex has been charged with 39 counts of manslaughter.
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Mo Robinson, 25, has also been charged with human trafficking and money laundering
Mo Robinson is due to appear at Chelmsford magistrates court on Monday.
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The driver of the …
