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Just too enthusiastic

12th April 1986, Page 12
12th April 1986
Page 12
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Keywords : Tachograph, Law / Crime

• A "keen and enthusiastic" driver's hours and tachograph offences cost the driver and his employer 21,100 in fines and costs when they appeared before the Bedford magistrates.

The company, M. J. Gittings (Farm Produce) of Colsden, near Bedford, admitted seven offences of failing to ensure the use of tachographs and one offence of permitting the driver, Colin Everall to exceed the hours limits.

The company was fined 2565 and ordered to pay 225 towards the costs of the prosecution.

Everall, of Wilden, Bedfordshire, admitted five offences of falsifying tachograph charts, three of exceeding eight hours' driving, one of exceeding 12 hours 30 minutes spreadover and one of failing to take sufficient daily rest.

He was fined 2485 with 225 costs.

John Rose, prosecuting for the Eastern Traffic Area, said the offences came to light during a routine check of the company's tachograph records.

When interviewed, Everall said he had no commitments at home, he liked the job and he did a job when he was given one to do. He admitted that on journeys to the West Country when he ran out of time he had taken the chart out of his tachograph and carried on driving.

For the defence, it was said that Everall was keen, enthusiastic and very conscientious. He just wanted to get the work done.

He had been given warnings, but he was a good, safe driver who looked after his vehicle and the company had not wanted to sack him.

Everall had been over zealous and difficult to bring into line, but the prosecution had now brought home to him the necessity of complying with the regulations.

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