Lorry driver voices fury at heavy handed cop who attended crash

for almost three months but police insist John’s complaint is still under investigation.

John was driving for Tain haulage firm Bannerman on the A97 Skye to Invergarry road in February.

He said: “About two miles from Invergarry, I came round a sharp bend and there was an accident.

“There was a pick-up in the middle of the road, so I swung to the nearside and went on to the bank to avoid a collision.

“I got stuck there, so I got out to make sure everybody was alright.

“The other car was over the bank at the other side. I went back to my lorry and got a brush and cleared the debris off the road.

“I got the traffic flowing. An ambulance came and, 15 minutes later, a police officer appeared and asked about my lorry. I said it was fine and suggested he’d be better dealing with the accident.

“He turned and said, ‘You’ll be going to court for obstruction’.

“I told him to crack on but he came back and told me that when I went to court, I’d get three penalty points and a £100 fine.”

John started taking photos of the scene and was asked by the officer what he was doing.

He said: “I said I was collecting evidence for court because I didn’t believe I was causing an obstruction.

“He went away and then came back over and said, ‘I’ve had a change of heart’.

“I asked what he meant and he said he was going to give me a fixed penalty of £50.”

When John received it, he went to the police station at Fort William to complain and later gave a statement.

He decided to pay the fine but had been hoping the police might have rescinded the fine.

Police confirmed a complaint had been made and said: “The outcome will be communicated to the complainer.’