LordBraykewynde replied on 21/06/2015 17:33
Posted on 21/06/2015 17:33
What is believed to be the first conviction of its kind has just been dealt with.
The driver then failed to attend Leeds Magistrates Court, where he was given five penalty points and ordered to pay a £500 fine, £400 in costs and a £40 victim surcharge.
PC Nigel Fawcett-Jones from the Road Policing Unit said: "Lane hogging causes congestion and inconvenience to other road users.
"It reduces the capacity of roads and motorways, and can lead to dangerous situations where other drivers 'tailgate' the vehicle in front to try and get the lane hogger to move over.
I couldn't agree more that lane hogging causes congestion so can we expect a clampdown soon on truck drivers who hog the middle lane for miles whilst trying to overtake?
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