Did someone grass? Gardener caught riding his LAWNMOWER past police station while using his phone faces £200 fine and six penalty points

• Gardener arrested after being spotted using his phone while driving lawnmower
•  Incident took place outside a police station in Ely, Cardiff, according to officers
• They say a passing motorist ‘grassed him up’ and handed over dashcam footage 
•  The worker is set to appear in front of magistrates later this month where he could face a £200 fine, six points on his licence or both

A gardener has landed himself in hot water after he was spotted using his phone behind the wheel of his ride-on lawnmower – outside a police station.

The 47-year-old council gardener allegedly pulled out his phone while sat at traffic lights right outside a police station in Ely, Cardiff.

Officers then pulled over his green John Deere ride-on lawnmower. The worker told how he picked up his phone to change some music on his way between grass-cutting jobs.

A gardener has landed himself in hot water after he was spotted using a phone behind the wheel of his ride-on lawnmower – outside a police station, according to South Wales Police

But he was accused of illegally using the phone at the wheel on a public road – even though it was a lawn-mower and not a car.

The worker is set to appear in front of magistrates later this month where he could face a £200 fine, six points on his licence or both.

Police were handed dashcam footage of the gardener holding his phone in his left hand as he steered with his right – and with a marked police van on the busy road just yards behind.

Cardiff Council confirmed the man was one of their employees and said he would face disciplinary action.

A spokesman said: ‘The council will be following up this matter in line with council policy and procedure.’

Source: Read Full Article