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# Heavy load: HGV driver caught watching porn while driving 44-tonne truck
- URL: https://www.ipswich.co.uk/heavy-load-hgv-driver-caught-watching-porn-while-driving-44-tonne-truck/
- Published: 2024-11-12T16:21:58.000Z
- Updated: 2026-03-16T15:30:36.000Z
- Description: A lorry driver has been caught watching porn while driving one of the heaviest vehicles permitted on Suffolk's roads.
- Author: Oliver Rouane-Williams
- Tags: News, Policing, Crime, #article, Suffolk Constabulary, #Import 2026-03-16 14:46

**The big picture:** The dangerous behaviour was spotted using a special HGV tractor unit provided by National Highways, which gives officers a direct view into the cabs of other lorry drivers.

The incident represents one of the stranger examples of distracted driving caught during recent police operations in Suffolk.

**The details:**

- The driver was spotted by officers during "Operation Tramline"
- Police used an elevated HGV cab to look directly into truck cabins
- The operation ran from 28 October to 1 November
- Officers patrolled the A14, A12 and A11

**What they're saying:** Speaking about the operation, Tim Passmore, Suffolk's Police and Crime Commissioner, found it hard to fathom: "I'm absolutely staggered by the mindless stupidity of drivers risking their own lives, and the lives of others."

**The bottom line:** With drivers four times more likely to crash while using mobile devices, this trucker's viewing habits could have taught them a very hard lesson indeed.

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