'Cycling Vigilante' catches Addison Lee minicab driver watching TV at wheel

Self-styled ‘Cycling Vigilante’ Dave Sherry has filmed a driver from private hire firm Addison Lee watching a video on his phone while driving in London.

Sherry, a bus driver by trade, noticed the screen the male motorist was watching as he rode past his vehicle towards a set of traffic lights on Regent Street in the heart of the West End.

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Radio station LBC has posted footage of the incident, which happened at 6pm on Monday evening, to its website.

.Initially pointing to the driver while he was next to the vehicle, Sherry moved in front of it to fully catch his attention.

He told the driver he would be reporting him to police and to Transport for London, which regulates private hire drivers.

After the vehicle moved off, Sherry said to other cyclists nearby: “Can you believe that? Watching TV he was! Addison Lee as well,” before letting out a whoop.

A spokesman for Addison Lee told LBC: "We are very grateful for having this matter brought to our attention.

"We take driver behaviour very seriously and are currently investigating."

It’s not clear exactly what was distracting the driver.

That was not the case when another helmet camera user, Lewis Dediare spotted an Addison Lee driver apparently masturbating while reading a pornographic magazine.

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In 2012, cyclists staged a ‘die-in’ outside the company’s head office in Camden, North London after its founder and then chairman John Griffin made anti-cycling remarks that were widely condemned, including by MPs, and which led to a boycott of the company.

Griffin stepped down in 2014 and the following year Addison Lee launched its CycleCab initiative in association with track racing event Six Day London, saying that its cabs would now be able to carry two passengers as well as one bike.

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