Bin lorry driver is caught chatting casually on the phone and admitting 'daydreaming' as he steers 32 tonne lorry 'at 50mph'

  • A dustbin lorry driver was surreptitiously filmed casually chatting on his mobile
  • The driver, who was driving one handed, said he was 'daydreaming' in the call
  • An ex-colleague of the man said they were on route to a Leicestershire depot 
  • He said he complained to his bosses about the driver but received no response

By Simon Holmes For Mailonline

Published: 10:46 EST, 29 January 2017 | Updated: 11:35 EST, 29 January 2017

A dustbin lorry driver was surreptitiously filmed casually chatting on his mobile phone as he drove the 32 tonne vehicle one handed at '50mph.'

The driver, who is said to be a supervisor at waste management company FCC Environmental, even claimed on the call that he was 'daydreaming' as he drove back to a depot in Leicestershire. 

A former employee of the company filmed the incident while sitting in the front of the vehicle last September before leaving his post and uploading the video online months later.

The former employee, who wishes to remain anonymous, said his old boss was driving on a busy stretch of road to Market Harborough from Corby after finishing a rubbish collection.

The man said: 'I would repeatedly tell him not to do it.' 

'I couldn't believe it. A child could've run out at any moment or he could have ploughed into a house.

'I took it to the bosses but they just never seemed to do anything about it.' 

Cars can be seen whizzing past through the driver's window but he continues chatting in which he admits he is not concentrating on the road nor even the conversation. 

The yet to be named man can be heard saying: 'You're round that area aren't ya?'

The dustbin lorry driver was surreptitiously filmed casually chatting on his mobile phone. He was driving on a bust road from Corby to Market Harborough

The person on the other end of the phone appears to correct him and he replies: 'Sorry, I'm f***ing day dreaming this morning, we'll do it tomorrow then.'

A spokesperson for FCC Environment said: 'We are grateful that this video footage has come to light and we will now conduct a full investigation into this incident.

'Until we have done this, we cannot comment further.'

Twenty-two people were killed and a further 99 injured on the UK's roads last year due to mobile phone use while driving.  

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