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Vehicle was dangerously overloaded
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A SERIES of offences, including the use of a vehicle overloaded enough to make it dangerous, have cost a London-based operator almost £4,000.
Taoridi Adeboyawr Oderinde, of Bow Common Lane, failed to appear before the Barking magistrates.The court was told he was in hospital in Nigeria following a road traffic accident.
Oderinde was accused of using a vehicle without insurance, permitting an unqualified driver to drive, exceeding the permitted first and second axle weights, exceeding the permitted gross weight, and using a vehicle in a dangerous condition.
Anthony Ostrin, prosecuting for VOSA, said a twoa7ded rigid vehicle carrying car parts was checked and found to be overloaded.
The maximum weight of the first axle was exceeded by 15.2% ,the second a3de by 52.3%, and the GVW by 45.1%. The driver of the vehicle, Gary Cole, did not have a driving licence and the vehicle was displaying an expired tax disc.
Cole was warned that such an extreme overload would have an adverse effect on the springs, tyres, suspension, braking and steering, causing danger to himself and other road users.
The offences were found proved against Oderinde in his absence. He was fined £3,500, plus back duty of £27.50 and prosecution costs of £450. He was disqualified from driving for 18 months.
Cole was fined El ,450 with £250 costs and his driving licence was endorsed with six penalty points.