Motorists travelling on Britain's motorway network should be aware that not all the lorries they overtake are exactly what they seem.
National Highways yesterday (July 15) revealed that officers have been patrolling the M6 in unmarked HGV cabs for a week of action aimed at catching drivers who are not obeying the rules of the road. It said that more than 400 vehicles were stopped and 387 offences recorded during the clampdown.
Officers caught 98 drivers using their mobile phone illegally at the wheel and 100 people not wearing a seatbelt during the operation tagged Operation Vertebrae. In total, 412 vehicles were stopped by police using the unmarked cabs that included 180 HGVs and 122 private vehicles.
