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Lorry driver caught watching laptop at wheel on M25 near Clacket Lane and M20 near Ashford

A lorry driver has been caught watching a laptop at the wheel.

The trucker was spotted viewing the computer while travelling along the M25 near Clacket Lane services earlier today.

Police then received another report about the distracted driver on the M20 near Ashford.

New data protection regulations will be a challenge for businesses, say experts. Picture: Thinkstock
New data protection regulations will be a challenge for businesses, say experts. Picture: Thinkstock

Officers from the roads unit pulled him over between junctions 11 for Hythe and 11a for the Channel Tunnel.

He was handed a summons to court.

It is not known what the driver was watching.

In June, a lorry driver was pulled over for "fiddling" at the wheel.

Two months later, a trucker was fined for watching television when he should have been watching the road.

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