{"id":118117,"date":"2026-03-10T09:40:24","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T12:40:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shipping.einnews.com\/article\/898494304"},"modified":"2026-03-10T09:40:24","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T12:40:24","slug":"freight-drivers-flaunting-road-rules-across-yorkshire-in-fatal-four-crackdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new7.shop\/zerocostfreehost\/index.php\/2026\/03\/10\/freight-drivers-flaunting-road-rules-across-yorkshire-in-fatal-four-crackdown\/","title":{"rendered":"Freight drivers flaunting road rules across Yorkshire in fatal four crackdown"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"LeadText_lead-text__wd_PA __className_c44a6b\" data-testid=\"leadtext\">Over half of the 100 drivers stopped were found to not be &#8220;adhering to the law&#8221;<\/h2>\n<div class=\"Byline_byline-container__K_Owl\" data-testid=\"byline\"><span class=\"Byline_byline-content-wrapper__Imque\" data-testid=\"byline-content\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"Byline_author-badge-date-wrapper__Q7jj1\">\n<p><span class data-testid=\"byline-publishedDate\">10:24, 10 Mar 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<p><button class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX ImageEmbed_image-lead__Ti3qQ\" data-testid=\"leadimage\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"33561911\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\"><img data-opt-id=758893364  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" fifu-lazy=\"1\" fifu-data-sizes=\"auto\" fifu-data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/i2-prod.examinerlive.co.uk\/article33561911.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200f\/0_lorries-passing-junction-on-the-M62-motorway-uk.jpg?ssl=1&w=75&resize=75&ssl=1 75w, 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fifu-data-src=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/i2-prod.examinerlive.co.uk\/article33561911.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200f\/0_lorries-passing-junction-on-the-M62-motorway-uk.jpg?ssl=1\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageCountLabel_view-images-label__pxKau\" data-testid=\"image-count-label\">\n<div data-testid=\"label\" class=\"Tag_label__s0LCV label--section-color \"><span data-testid=\"label-text\" class=\"Tag_text__ED20G\">View Image<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Checks of vehicles found 22 to be in an unfit and unsafe condition for use on roads\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Checks of vehicles found 22 to be in an unfit and unsafe condition for use on roads<cite aria-label=\"Image: pumpapictures via Getty Images\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: pumpapictures via Getty Images)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;Drunk, speeding motorists with vehicles in poor conditions&#8221; were among the 100 freight drivers pulled over <a aria-label class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.examinerlive.co.uk\/all-about\/south-yorkshire-police\" rel=\"follow\" target=\"_self\">by officers across South Yorkshire<\/a>, police say.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;Flaunting the laws&#8221; of driving hours and regulations were also among the offenders caught during a commercial vehicle operation conducted by <a aria-label class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.examinerlive.co.uk\/all-about\/south-yorkshire-police\" rel=\"follow\" target=\"_self\">South Yorkshire Police.<\/a> During a two-week operation, <a aria-label class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.examinerlive.co.uk\/all-about\/south-yorkshire-police\" rel=\"follow\" target=\"_self\">road policing officers <\/a>stopped those travelling in commercial vehicles, including vehicles below 3.5 tonnes used for work purposes and those over 3.5 tonnes, such as long and heavy goods vehicles.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">One-hundred drivers were stopped and had their licences, documents, and vehicles checked and of those, two drivers were found to be over the drink drive limit, 31 were found to have exceeded their driving hours or manipulated their tachograph (a device used to monitor a driver\u2019s hours) and 24 were found committing other fatal four offences, including speeding, using a mobile phone or not wearing a seatbelt.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Checks of vehicles found 22 to be in an unfit and unsafe condition for use on roads. The vehicles were prohibited from being driven until repairs had been made. Leading the work on the operation, roads policing sergeant Brandon Brown said: \u201cThese operations are not about targeting those who use the road network for working, or who drive good vehicles, and they are not about income generation, which we hear frequently.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;They are about creating safer roads and ultimately saving lives. Drivers who fail to adhere to the laws of the road pose a risk to themselves and other road users and it won\u2019t be accepted.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;We are here to educate and enforce and we make no apologies for trying to ensure everyone returns home from their journey. Simple checks of your vehicle, and responsible driving can be the difference between life and death. Please do your part.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Of those stopped, 42 were under 3.5 tonnes, and 58 were over 3.5 tonnes, with 53 being registered as foreign vehicles. 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