A licensed private hire driver has been caught by police watching porn on the hard shoulder of M56.
Officers from the Roads Policing Unit stumbled across the vehicle that was parked in an area reserved for emergencies/breakdowns.
A post on the NW Motorway Police Facebook page confirmed:
“Manchester licensed private hire under Uber banner, driver parked on hard shoulder of EB M56 airport spur watching pornographic material on mobile phone.
Image credit: NW Motorway Police | Facebook
“Driver issued a TOR for h/s offences and reported to Manchester Taxi licencing for offences including not wearing an ID badge.”
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