Get caught using your phone by a member of public whilst driving a company vehicle, and you may face immediate dismissal

With tens of thousands of motorists and cyclists recording their journeys and reporting through our service, those drivers who chose to flout the law could potentially lose their jobs. The key here is that all businesses large and small should communicate and enforce this policy

We have to put this into context, these drivers are driving weapons on wheels. A momentary lapse of concentration could see an entire family killed as the weight of these lorries are capable of crushing a normal family car and its passengers beyond all recognition

This did not happen on an empty bus, but one with passengers and clearly in service, putting the lives of the passengers and other road users at risk

The driver should be held accountable, as this could have ended very differently indeed

The fact that the company admitted fault, albeit indirectly, will hopefully prevent this kind of activity in future

It is not about PoliceWitness members becoming vigilantes or taking the law into their own hands, but simply about helping to keep our roads safer for all of us during these times of austerity

We all feel that dangerous drivers should be held accountable for their actions, and this is one way to ensure that these people think twice about breaking the law – when a professional driver gets behind the wheel of a liveried vehicle and subsequently breaks the law or is discourteous towards other motorists, their employers are the first to hear about it

The dismissal of this recovery truck driver sends a powerful message to those who choose to put other people’s lives at risk by using a mobile phone

It’s not about being vigilantes; motorists recording their journeys with a discreet in-car video camera not only gives a considerable amount of personal protection for them and their family, it has the added advantage of being able to report those who flout the law – thereby keeping our roads safer

For a member of the public to bring a successful prosecution of this kind is absolutely huge. There are fewer and fewer police officers on our streets but this just goes to show you, or I, can make a difference in holding dangerous drivers to account

We are delighted to have made a significant contribution in helping to remove a dangerous driver from our roads

We are empowering people to assist the over stretched Police Force in making our roads a safer place

In these austere times and with services such as the Police Force stretched to their limits, it makes sense for the public to do their bit in helping tackle crime

Motoring related crime, in particular, is something that concerns most of us. As our study shows, 79% of motorists have witnessed reckless driving and have been powerless to do anything about it

With poverty and the direct effects of austerity measures affecting countries worldwide, people are literally throwing themselves in front of passing vehicles in order to claim personal injury compensation. So prolific is the problem in Russia, that over 50% of vehicles now have dash cams installed

Drivers must protect themselves from being ridiculed and conned by people who are only bothered about obtaining money through their wrong-doing

We urge motorists to take matters into their own hands and install a dashcam to prove their careful driving. It could be the only thing to stop this appalling crime from affecting them