We often hear how no driver should hog the middle lane, and get frustrated when they do but no one has been brought to bare for doing just that.
A video of a middle lane hogger has been published online and he has been outed for the practice.
The incident tool place on the M6 toll and the driver, in an MPV, can clearly be seen sat in the middle lane when the left hand lane was clear for his use.
Rule 164 of the Highway Code stated that “You should always drive in the left-hand lane when the road ahead is clear.
“If you are overtaking a number of slower moving vehicles, you should return to the left-hand lane as soon as you are safely past.”
In the video, he is flashed by a Mercedes Benz and then overtaken.
Strangely, this then caused the hogger to switch to the outside lane.
The Central Motorway Police Group stated: “The driver had been driving for just over a year and had even had extra tuition on motorway driving,” it wrote.
“It’s clear he didn’t pay attention.
“The motorist was reported for driving without due care and attention.
“He said he panicked, more likely it was to show the Mercedes driver, who flashed him and clearly tried to give lane advice after overtaking him, that he had no intention of using lane one.”
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