Banned: but lorry still use
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AN IRISH lorry driver who had to find £200 bail to keep himself a of prison has been fined £50 and his employer £135 by the Greeno. Sheriff Court after they admitted to using the vehicle while it wi subject to a prohibition.
The driver, Lawrence Harrison, and his employer, Noel Flanagan, both of Castleblaney, County Monaghan, faced charges relating to a defective tyre, a defective handbrake, using a vehicle without a tachograph, and using a foreign vehicle while prohibited from use on the road.
Deputy Procurator Fiscal Robert Shiels said the vehicle had been stopped by traffic examiners after it had left the Stranraer ferry on October 26. A prohibition was imposed because of the absence of a tachograph and a journey permit, and on No vember 14 the vehicle was i tercepted by the police.
Mr Harrison was arrested a kept in custody until Novemt 17 when he was released on b after depositing £200. A warrE was then issued for the arrest Mr Flanagan.
Mr Shiels said that Parliame took such a serious view of ing a foreign goods vehk while under prohibition that empowered the police to am without warrant any persi causing or permitting such offence to be committed.
Defending, Douglas Bryd said Mr F Flanagan had r disregarded the prohibitii order. The vehicle had be taken back to Ireland where wc costing £1,000 was carried o This included the fitting of tachograph, the lack of whi had been the main reason the imposition of the pro biti on.
As far as Mr Harrison was cc cerned, he had merely be charged with four fairly mir road traffic offences. The ri ponsibility for the use of t vehicle while still under pro bition was accepted by Mr Hal gan.