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three-month period from September to her, 1972, 27 vehicles said to be by a Danish company, AGS Con1 Transport, had been weighed at :11 Docks. Of these 21 were found to rweight and prohibitions were issued 16 which were outside the tolerance. ition, of another 29 vehicles, for which alleged AGS was agent, 22 were to be overloaded and 18 were issued .ohibition notices.
evidence was given to the Eastern is week by a weights and measures inspector for Essex CC, Mr Ian Forsyth. The LA was hearing an application for an operator's licence for four vehicles and four trailers by a British company, AGS Continental Transport Ltd, of Harwich, which was said to be an agent for the Danish company of the same name.
Also giving evidence was a traffic examiner, Mr A. W. Pearson, who said that the overloads on seven vehicles were between 41 and 45 tons, "grossly above the permitted limit of 38 tons allowed in Denmark".
For the applicant company, Mr Raymond John Clayton, director, through a solicitor; said that his company was formed in October 1971 to act as shipping and forwarding agent for the Danish AGS company. He had not assumed responsibility for weight of vehicles and did not have the appropriate paperwork. It was his intention now to operate vehicles on behalf of the British company and he undertook to work within the prescribed weight limits. Further, he had gained assurances from the Danish company that it would not send overweight vehicles to the UK.
The hearing was adjourned.