Johnny Anderson said he became ‘suspicious’ and that he ‘thought he was being followed’ when 20 cars trailed behind him with no-one overtaking.

His suspicions were confirmed after he arrived to his destination at a building site in Northamptonshire and all 20 cars followed him into the site entrance - bitterly disappointed to discover that rather than having fuel on board it was just plain old cement needed for a housing development in Overton.

While the story in itself is truly remarkable - and hilarious - Mr Anderson said some of the drivers were genuinely irate that they had been ‘misled’

Johnny drives for Weaver Haulage and was driving a truck similar to this one: Image Credit: Weaver Haulage Facebook

Speaking to BBC, Johnny said "The man at the front wound down his window and asked me which petrol station I was going to."

“When I said I wasn’t, he asked me “Why not?” and when I said I wasn’t carrying petrol, he actually said “You could have stopped and told us you weren’t a petrol tanker.”

“I couldn’t believe it… I just went full McEnroe and said “You cannot be serious!”

He went on to say that driving large vehicles and tankers is already a highly stressful and pressurised job, so people “following them puts extra pressure on drivers already under pressure without having to worry about absolute morons.”

Well said Johnny. Well said.

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(H/T BBC)

Feature Image Credit: BBC/Johnny Anderson/Weaver Haulage Facebook