M6 lorry driver caught scrolling TikTok while behind wheel in undercover police sting

A lorry driver was caught scrolling through TikTok while behind the wheel of a HGV. The man was found out thanks to an undercover police operation on the M6. Staffordshire[1] Police - in partnership with National Highways - carried out Operation Tramline using an unmarked HGV tractor unit to patrol the county's motorways and strategic roads.

From an elevated position, officers were able to spot if motorists were making calls on handheld mobile phones or not wearing seatbelts. The driver caught watching a video and scrolling through TikTok while behind the wheel of a HGV was on the M6 Toll near Cannock[2]. It caused him to swerve across lanes of the motorway, officers have said.