WATCH: Shocking footage of lorry driver with a phone in each hand
Thousands of motorists caught out by specially adapted HGV police truck.
A HGV cab which has been adapted so that police can film dangerous drivers on the motorway network has so far captured almost 2,700 motorists breaking the law.
In one shocking video taken by Cheshire Police a lorry driver on the M6 can be seen using two mobile phones at the same time, with one phone to his ear in his left hand while he texted on another phone in his right hand.
Over the past 16 months, 2,680 drivers have been stopped for dangerous driving by the HGV cab, loaned by Highways England to police forces across England. The elevated position of the cab allows police officers to film unsafe driving behaviour, and drivers are then pulled over by police cars following behind.
Since the safety scheme began in April 2015, 3,494 offences have been spotted. Nearly half related to the unsafe use of mobile phones, and over a fifth of drivers were stopped for not wearing seatbelts.