VIDEO: Tractor driver banned for dangerous driving
22nd August 2025
A Lancashire tractor driver has been disqualified from driving after dashcam footage showed him driving dangerously through the centre of Preston.
Lancashire Police confirmed that on 6th June Jack Hesketh drove his heavily loaded Massey Ferguson tractor along the A59.
The 30-year-old waved his arms to signal the driver ahead to speed up, then swerved across the car’s path, causing his trailer to mount the central reservation.
His load of empty pallets came loose, falling into the opposite carriageway and into the path of oncoming vehicles, Lancashire Police described.
Driver pleaded guilty to dangerous driving
A spokesperson for the force added: “Unfortunately for Jack, the whole escapade was caught on the dashcam of the car in front, and he pleaded guilty to dangerous driving, saying he was ‘traffic dodging’ and ‘just wanted to get home’.
“As a result of his impatience, sheer recklessness and pure selfishness, he was disqualified from driving for 12 months and will have to take an extended driving test before being allowed to drive again. He was also fined £1,066 and ordered to pay £501 in court costs and victim surcharge.”
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A spokesperson for Lancashire Police explained that the shared footage only covers a short period of time; the car who shared the footage had only just performed an overtake of a vehicle in the left hand lane, which is shown briefly on the video.
They added: “When you perform an overtake and if you want to move back over to the left hand lane, you are supposed to leave an adequate stopping distance for the vehicle you are overtaking.
“The tractor moved into the gap immediately after passing the other vehicle and started to perform an undertake which wouldn’t have given the dashcam car the option of moving over even if they wanted to.
“There was another vehicle approx. 20ft in front of the dashcam car in the left hand lane, which the dashcam car was within their right to overtake by remaining in the right hand lane, whilst adhering to the speed limit.”
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