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DLS Europe drivers fined
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• Sixteen drivers employed by DLS Europe, said by the prosecution to be the international trading arm of A One Transport, were ordered to pay fines and costs totalling 22,470 when they admitted a series of drivers' hours offences before the Morley Magistrates.
The drivers pleaded guilty to failing to take sufficient weekly rest, taking insufficient daily rest, exceeding the daily driving limit, exceeding 41/2 hours driving without taking the required amount of break, and, in one case, failing to keep a tachograph record.
Prosecuting for the North Eastern Traffic Area, senior traffic examiner Bryan Walscher said drivers had been on duty for as long as 48 hours 45 minutes, and had driven for up to 21 hours 39 minutes in a day and for as long as six hours 50 minutes without the necessary break. A number of
the drivers said they had thought that they only needed to take a 30-minute break.
The drivers were Anthony Bailey, of Wakefield, four offences, fined 2190; Alan Bennett, of Shipley, two offences, 2100; Bernard Carter, of Bradford, four offences, 2190; Ronald Charlesworth, of Leeds, two offences, 2100; Edward Franks, of Leeds, three offences, 2200; Martyn Jackson, of Brantley, two offences, £100; Alec Kirmon, of Leeds, three offences, 2150; Norman Marritt, of Brighouse, two offences, 2100; William Murray, of Bradford, five offences, 2190; Jack Myers, of Bradford, four offences, 2200; Trevor Nussey, of Leeds, four offences, 2200; William Parkinson, of Heckmondwike, five offences, 2190; Stephen Russ, of Cardiff, one offence, 250; Peter Scollick, of Bradford, one offence, 250; Ian Scollick, of Bradford, one offence, 250; and David Smith, of Halifax, two offences, 2100. They were ordered to pay 215 costs each.