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2nd October 1982
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Which of the following most accurately describes the problem?

A SCOTTISH solicitor cla last month that two Dutch drivers had appeared in because of feelings of il against the Dutch in NorthScotland.

Arnold William Van Leei and Hans Wiessner, both Ijmuiden, appeared before I Sheriff John Wheatley cha with driving overweight lorr Van Leeuwen admitted the morning on the Pert Bridge of Earn road, he uv. lorry which was 7,56 overweight. Wiessner adrr using a lorry which was 5,7 over the maximum perrr weight of 32,520 tonnes.

Both lorries were carrying from Ullapool and the soli( lain Smith, said there seem( be some in the Highl over the fact that these were going to the Nethert instead of Scotland.

He added that the Contin lorries had a gross capacity tons and a load of that size legal in the Netherlands. TN ries were not weighed at I pool but simply loaded boxes of fish, the weigh which varied.

The first lorry contained boxes and was 7.5 t, overweight and the second, 415 boxes, six tons overweig

Sheriff Wheatley fined Leeuwen £100 and Wiessner and allowed no time to pa view of the difficulties in r vering the fines.