Trucker caught after 14-day drive

The driver was stopped during random safety checks on the A90

A haulier has been stopped on the A90 in Fife after driving almost non-stop through Europe for 14 days.

The man, who was from Azerbaijan, was driving a 44-tonne articulated lorry and was stopped in a random check.

Tachograph readings showed the only significant stop by the driver was when the truck entered the UK by ferry.

The law states that drivers must not exceed an average of 48 hours a week. The driver was ordered to take a 45-hour compulsory rest break.

He will now be reported to the traffic commissioner who will decide a course of action.

The driver was stopped on Wednesday afternoon heading north, police said.

Inspector John MacDonald, of Fife Constabulary, told the BBC Scotland news website: "I am delighted that we stopped him because when things go wrong, you can imagine the damage an articulated lorry is going to do if he fell asleep at the wheel.

"We will continue to run operations like this."