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Old August 3rd 20, 05:56 PM posted to uk.rec.cycling
Simon Mason[_6_]
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Default Pimlico Plumbers worker caught using phone at the wheel by Cycling Mikey

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Charlie Mullins, the boss of one of Britain's largest independent plumbing companies, made cycling headlines last week when he tasked his PR staff with producing a poster saying that cyclists were "taking f**king liberties", including an additional blog post that originally complained about "cycle fascists" and cycle lanes holding up traffic.

He's also made other headlines over the weekend for sacking some of his furloughed staff which is another story entirely, but today it's back to cycling as prolific camera cyclist Mike Van Erp - otherwise known as Cycling Mikey - appears to have caught one of Mullins' workers using a phone at the wheel.

According to Van Erp, the driver in the Pimlico Plumbers vehicle was scrolling through the website of luxury fashion house Balenciaga, and added: "He's very lucky he was scrolling through pictures, rather than browsing online or messaging, so not enough evidence to prosecute under the current and very out of date laws. Otherwise his insurance would likely double at next renewal after a conviction."

This morning Pimlico Plumbers have replied, saying they will hold a disciplinary meeting with the engineer in question. On the question of whether the driver was committing a prosecutable offence? More on that soon...

https://road.cc/content/news/cycling...st-2020-276135
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