Police use lorry cab to detect driving offences

Police are using an unmarked lorry cab to spot people committing driving offences on the A1 in Lincolnshire

More than 100 vehicles were stopped during a week-long operation in which police used an unmarked HGV cab to spot driving offences on the A1 near Grantham.

Lincolnshire Police said 124 vehicles were stopped during the week of action in May and 141 offences were "dealt with".

They included 51 people not wearing seatbelts, 23 drivers using mobile phones and one case of drink and drug driving.

Insp Jason Baxter from Lincolnshire Police said: “It’s not about catching people out, it’s just another tactic we will use to try to identify offences."

He added: “If we didn’t catch anyone this week, that would be a success. We need people to understand that their actions do have consequences.”

The lorry cab is loaned to police forces by National Highways

The lorry cab is one of three loaned to police forces by National Highways as part of Operation Tramline.

It is the second time in 2024 that the HGV has been used as part of patrols on the A1.

During the first operation, over four days in January, almost 100 driving offences were spotted.

They included suspected drug driving and a one-month-old baby not wearing a restraint.

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