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Tacho falsifier 'anticipated the worst' at public inquiry
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By Chris Tindall A HAULIER who lied to his friend and transport manager by falsifying his own tachograph charts has had his licence revoked in one of the worst cases of drivers' hours violations the Traffic Commissioner has experienced.
Peter Daniel, trading as Peter Daniel Transport, didn't appear at the public inquiry because he -anticipated the worst".
A Vosa investigation found 14 false tacho records. 10 instances of exceeding four-and-a-half hours' driving, eight instances of insufficient rest, five instances of failing to keep or use tacho records and evidence of the odometer being wound back. On one occasion, Daniel had been driving and working virtually non-stop for more than 39 hours. Vosa said given the nature of the tampering, this list was not exhaustive.
Daniel employed family friend Darren Wright as the nominated transport manager, then used Wright's father's illness and extra workload as "an opportunity" to deceive him to cover the fact his tacho records weren't a true account of his driving.
Wright claimed he had no need to question him because he trusted his honesty. His repute will be considered at a later date as he is director and transport manager of TS Transport (Scotland).
TC Joan Aitken said the extent to which Daniel put road safety and fair competition in jeopardy could only be guessed at because of his interference with the tacho recording eq uipment, false records and missing mileage.
She disqualified him from all Traffic Areas for five years, adding: "Given the seriousness of the case, this is someone who should be disqualified given the degree to which he imperilled road safety and also took unfair advantage of compliant operators."