This was posted on YouTube on Monday.
“Megabus driver arested for using mobile phone whilst driving”
“Megabus driver used mobile phone to call for Police assistance to remove drunk smoking passenger on Birmingham to Glasgow trip but gets himself arrested and dragged off when Police eventually turn up.”
I’ve done a google on this story and didn’t come up with anything. Has anyone got more information?
Understood, but when you can add anything it would be appreciated. The story as it’s on YouTube doesn’t add up! You don’t get arrested for using a mobile phone when driving – you get a fixed penalty ticket involving a fine and fixed penalty points. In the case of a PCV driver you may get reported to the Traffic Commisioner and could lose your PCV entitlement. And I don’t think using a mobile whilst driving to talk to the Police would actually get you booked. I did it once when I followed a car which had hit me and driven off, the Police wanted me to stay on the ‘phone as I followed the other car and to keep them updated on where I was so that they could intercept it.
Reading the body language in the YouTube film it appears to me that the driver got ‘arsey’ with the Police over something, they didn’t take kindly to it and bundled him off. Can you say where in the journey this occured?
Ooops, sorry – I should have said nice to hear from you Nik at the beginnig of this :-)
Yes I’ve heard about this and know the driver involved, but probably not wise to put it on here, all I know is from other drivers etc nothing official!
It does look like the driver got a bit aggravated.
I think it is actually Arriva policy to use a mobile phone while driving in an emergency.
Malcolm, I’ve sent you an email to the address shown on your homepage.