A motorist who was driving a vehicle containing dangerous goods decided to take a rest break on the hard shoulder of the M25 near Watford.
Officers spotted the Hazchem HGV parked on the hard shoulder of the motorway between Junction 18-19 on Wednesday.
Police found the driver had been taking a break and issued a ticket.
The Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and Cambridgeshire road policing unit said the HGV was 200 yards from a junction where the driver could have taken a safe rest break.
M25 18-19. The hard shoulder is NOT the place to take your rest break, even worse when it's a Haz Chem vehicle! Ticket issued. 410208 410294. pic.twitter.com/NirklL1tiq
— BCH Road Policing Unit (@roadpoliceBCH) September 29, 2021
The force shared the incident in a twitter post.
It said: “M25 18-19. The hard shoulder is NOT the place to take your rest break, even worse when it's a Haz Chem vehicle! Ticket issued.”
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