A roadworks gang did less than one hour of productive work in an eight hour shift, an undercover investigation by Surrey County Council found that  while the team was supposed to be working they had been shopping and chatting. The investigation discovered that the team left the depot at 8.36am. It took two hours and a trip to a bakery and a bank before they arrived at their work site. But before starting work, they had to return to the depot to collect three kerbstones, drive to a location where no work was being carried out, where they “moved off”, driving around stopping and chatting, drinking tea and reading. The stones were laid between 1pm and 2pm. The men’s firm were penalised.

Source. Daily Telegraph June 1st 2006