{"id":184365,"date":"2025-06-14T18:06:10","date_gmt":"2025-06-14T18:06:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/184365\/"},"modified":"2025-06-14T18:06:10","modified_gmt":"2025-06-14T18:06:10","slug":"london-underground-driver-sacked-after-knitting-and-watching-videos-at-the-wheel-news-uk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/184365\/","title":{"rendered":"London Underground driver sacked after knitting and watching videos at the wheel | News UK"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A London Underground<\/a> driver who was caught knitting behind the wheel has been sacked. <\/p>\n

Footage shows the driver of the Northern Line train<\/a> at Hendon Central station appearing distracted as pulled away from the stop in February. <\/p>\n

They can be seen watching a video on their phone<\/a> as well as knitting. <\/p>\n

It was only when a commuter spotted the driver and filmed the driver were they eventually caught. <\/p>\n

The witness who caught the incident on camera said: \u2018I was so surprised. I didn\u2019t expect to see someone meant to be at work being so casual about the job.<\/p>\n

\u2018Especially because, at the time, there were\u00a0Tube strikes\u00a0going on, so it felt mad they were complaining about the job then relaxing on it.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\tThe Tube driver was seen knitting and watching videos while sitting at the train\u2019s controls (Picture: SWNS)<\/p>\n

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\n\t\tTransport for London confirmed the train driver was no longer working for them (Picture: SWNS)<\/p>\n

\u2018And, although I don\u2019t know how automatic the system is for the tubes, I remember thinking that this person has the passengers\u2019 lives in their hands.<\/p>\n

\u2018It felt crazy that this driver wouldn\u2019t take that more seriously.\u2019<\/p>\n

Transport for London said: \u2018This video was made earlier in the year. We carried out a full investigation and the person involved no longer works at TfL.\u2019<\/p>\n

Meanwhile commuters have decided to take the state of the network\u2019s graffiti into their own hands and have started scrubbing them. <\/p>\n

Recent months have seen a dramatic increase in defaced carriages, with Underground trains frequently seen covered with graffiti both on the inside and outside.<\/p>\n

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To get the latest news from the capital visit Metro’s<\/strong> London news hub<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Joe Reeve, from Looking for Growth, led a team to spruce up trains on Sunday morning.<\/p>\n

He told\u00a0Metro<\/strong>: \u2018We are seeing this [graffiti] every single day. I take the Bakerloo Line every day. I see someone push through the barriers, and then every carriage is covered in graffiti.<\/p>\n

\u2018Londoners are fed up and the cavalry is here. We are not going away.\u2019<\/p>\n

His team used an environmentally friendly water-based graffiti remover to clear the writing plastered all over the carriages, including on the doors, floors and ceilings.<\/p>\n

Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at webnews@metro.co.uk<\/a>.<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

For more stories like this, <\/strong>check our news page<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

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