Lorry drivers targeted in operation
During the operation, police dealt with more than 150 offences and issued £12,130 of fixed penalty fines to those caught using a mobile phone, not wearing a seatbelt or not being in proper control of their vehicles.
The most common offence saw 42 drivers caught using their mobile phone while driving.
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Hide AdFifty-five drivers were dealt with for a variety of tachograph offences and one vehicle was seized for having no insurance.
One driver who was caught using his mobile phone said: “You caught me, carry on, you’re doing a cracking job.”
Chief inspector Stuart Walne, Head of Roads Policing in South Yorkshire said: “This latest operation has been a great success.
“With the support of Mercedes, the Road Haulage Association and colleagues from neighbouring forces I am sure these operations will continue and be expanded across the region.
“Any vehicle that is not being driven correctly can be a lethal weapon.”