Speeding driver loses his HGV licence
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• Driver John Mumford of Armthorpe in Doncaster lost his HGV licence last week when he and eight fellow Polypipe drivers appeared at a Leeds public inquiry, after a check on the company's tachograph charts revealed that they had consistently broken motorway speed limits.
North Eastern Licensing Authority Frederick Whalley suspended the HGV licences of four others for varying periods.
Mumford's licence was revoked for 12 months after the LA was told that 61.5% of his tacho charts showed that he had driven over 120km/h. Whalley took a particularly dim view of this because Mumford had been convicted of similar speeding offences in August 1987 and July 1988. On the latter occasion he had also been convicted of contravening basic motorway regulations and of having no records.
Fellow Polypipe driver Christopher Haigh, of Doncaster, had his HGV licence suspended for three months when 37 of his charts showed speeds in excess of 1101cm/h with 23.2% showing speeds in excess of 120km/h.
Stewart Nichol of Rotherham had his licence suspended for a month when 27 of his charts showed speeds in excess of 110km/h with 11.3% showing speeds in excess of 120km/h.
George Broughton of Sheffield also lost his licence for a month when 26 of his charts showed speeds in excess of .1101cm/h with 13.74% showing speeds in excess of 120km/h. Alan Ho!lend of Doncaster lost his licence for two months when 31 charts revealed speeds in excess of 110km/h. He had been convicted for speeding in January 1985.
Paul Callaghan, of Doncaster, received a strong warning when 21 of his charts showed speeds in excess of 110Icm/h with 27% showing speeds in excess of 120km/h.
The remaining three drivers David Scott and Anthony Drane, both of Doncaster, and Kendall Taylor, of Sheffield, escaped with cautions.