M1 spot-check but A NORTHAMPTONSHIRE police spot-check meant in: court
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appearances for 16 foreign drivers last week and all found guilty of offences including over-loading and excee drivers' hours rules.
A Northamptonshire spokesman told CM thal exercise had been "very cessful" and said tha vehicles had been stoppe which 16 were foreign.
And he added that with hours of being stopped, al foreign drivers had been fi guilty and had their finesi The spokesman said fines imposed at the wa magistrates' court had I "fairly severe," but he w give no details.
The check was carried o conjunction with Cust and Excise and Departmei Transport traffic officer was the second such el carried out in the county. first was last November.
Once a driver was stop he was given an eight-1prohibition while the deci to prosecute was made, then taken immediateI7, court by police car.