Pat i'm no help to you in this other than like your colleague i'm an old school driver who used to use his truck as a taxi sometimes when caught out.
I assume he's parked somewhere after being delayed for an unforseen time at a delivery point for example, and then driven a couple of miles to get something to eat and returned (possibly to his dropped trailer) to sleep the night.
Yes it's technically illegal but it's a practice many have done in years gone by, i've even been pulled by plod in such circs who warned me to be careful but also being older school themselves where people still have to live saw there was no real harm and far better all round for a driver to get some decent grub etc and a good nights sleep before starting the following day.
Just a thought here...as he was doing this for recreation (ie food and welfare purposes) does the truck insurance cover SDP as well as business...if so could the taxi reason be a possible defence?
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