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Operator Lands a Fine of Almost £3,000
Didn’t Take Daily Rest on Six Occasions
A County Armagh operator has been convicted at Craigavon Magistrates’ Court and fined a total of £2,950.
A County Fermanagh operator was convicted at Ballymena Magistrates’ Court and fined a total of £1500 after DVA enforcement officers stopped a Volvo 3+3 axle articulated goods vehicle in the Larne area.
The conviction arose when DVA requested tachograph data from a company in relation to 24 vehicles in their possession.
An analysis of the vehicle’s tachograph data found that the vehicle had been driven on 6 occasions where the driver had failed to take sufficient daily rest.
The subsequent analysis of the records revealed that there had been numerous incidents identified of driving without a digital tachograph card inserted, failure to download driver’s cards, failure to produce record sheets and drivers failing to take their required daily rest.
It was also noted that the operator had failed to download data from the driver card or digital tachograph within the specified time limits.
Failed to Take Daily Rest
A Republic of Ireland driver was convicted at Newry Magistrates’ Court and fined a total of £1000 after DVA enforcement officers stopped a Scania 3+3 axle articulated goods vehicle in the Loughbrickland area.
Unable to Produce Driver CPC Card
A County Antrim driver was convicted at Antrim Magistrates’ Court and fined a total of £1000 after DVA enforcement officers stopped a Volvo 3+3 axle articulated goods vehicle in the Larne area. Analysis of his tachograph records identified several drivers’ hours offences, including failing to take the required daily rest and driving on occasions without the appropriate digital driver card inserted.
The vehicle was subsequently weighed and found to be overloaded on its gross train weight by 1040kgs. The driver was also asked to produce his driver CPC card and was unable to do so.
£3000 Fine on Tachograph Offences A County Antrim operator was convicted at Ballymena Magistrates’ Court and fined a total of £3000.
Vehicle ‘Dangerously’ Overloaded
The conviction arose when DVA enforcement officers stopped a Volvo 2 axle skip lorry in the Ballymena area. Analysis of the vehicle’s tachograph revealed that the vehicle had been driven on 9 occasions where the driver had failed to take sufficient daily rest. It also revealed that the operator had failed to download the driver’s card within 28 days and the tachograph unit within 90 days.
A County Antrim operator has been convicted at Antrim Magistrates’ Court and fined a total of £1000 for using a dangerously overloaded vehicle.
Exceeded Driving Limit by 10 Hours
The conviction arose when DVA enforcement officers stopped a small 2 axle Mitsubishi goods vehicle in the Nutts Corner area. The vehicle was weighed and found to be overloaded on its 1st axle by 352kgs, 2nd axle by 809kgs and 2311kgs on its gross vehicle weight. Given the extent of the overload it was deemed that it had posed a danger or risk of injury to other road users.
A County Antrim operator was convicted at Ballymena Magistrates’ Court and fined a total of £350. The conviction arose when DVA enforcement officers stopped a 2 axle articulated goods vehicle in the Larne area. Analysis of the driver’s digital card and tachograph revealed that he had exceeded his fortnight driving limit by 10 hours more than the permitted 90 hour limit.
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