Council driver spotted on phone

Operation Crackdown - to clamp down on bad driving in Sussex - needs revisiting.

Operation Crackdown was introduced in 2002 and expanded in 2007 to report antisocial driving. Antisocial driving includes speeding, not wearing a seatbelt, careless and aggressive driving, and using a mobile phone at the wheel.

Maybe it's time for the council to remind it's employees of their obligations.

Using your phone whilst stopped or parked with the engine running is an offence under the law with rules set to be tightened in 2022. Drivers can face six penalty points and a £200 fixed penalty notice or prosecution.

Official statistics show that you are up to four times more likely to be involved in an accident if you are on your phone whilst driving, making you a risk to other road users and pedestrians.