Larne Harbour Check leads to £2,500 Fine

A County Armagh operator was convicted at Ballymena District Court and fined a total of £2500 after DVA Enforcement Officers stopped a 3 axle Scania heavy goods vehicle in combination with a 3-axletrailer at Larne Harbour.

The vehicle and tachograph were both inspected. The analysis of the tachograph data indicated that the driver failed to take daily rest of 11 or 9 hours and exceeded daily driving period (9/10 hours driving).

The data downloaded from the vehicle’s tachograph unit showed that on two occasions the vehicle had been driven without a driver’s card inserted in the tachograph unit. Further investigation highlighted that on the day of detection the driver had been driving whilst disqualified. The operator had permitted him to drive the vehicle and any insurance cover on the vehicle would be invalid with a disqualified driver at the wheel.