Putz has a series of criminal convictions for offences including drink-driving and has been caught 20 times driving an HGV while disqualified. He said the night before the accident he had drunk almost a gallon of Guinness... Sentencing him today, judge Roger Chapple told Putz: "Since your first disqualification 34 years ago you have shown a consistent disregard for road traffic legislation and the law.
All well and good, makes a change for once to see a result like this, the problem as I see it isn't the punishment, it's enforcing it.
20 previous disqualifications, three drink drive convictions and three previous convictions for reckless driving.
This does beg one question - why was this man even employed by an HGV company, given the below?
Seriously? WTF!
I think Thames Materials Ltd should face some hard questions about allowing a man who is quite clearly a loose cannon to drive one of their vehicles around around central London.
Well said!! Perhaps we should all write the HSE and Thames materials?
Thames Materials Ltd failed several inspections, the company and its drivers had many convictions. In 2002 the Traffic Commissioner tried to revoke its licence to operate lorries,
http://www.thamesmat...m/vacancies.htm
"Thames Materials is an equal oppotunities employer" We don't mind who we employ.....
I wonder who their insurer is ?
Thanks for the link, Origamist.
On a side note, it's pretty poor that the BBC have entirely failed to cover this story.
BBC London News seems to have plenty of time to cover stories about traffic wardens and parking. I think they need to adjust their priorities.