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Staffs police crack down on heavies

11th May 2000, Page 10
11th May 2000
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• Police are targeting hauliers who are knowingly contravening a 7.5-tonne limit on Staffordshire country lanes. Officers have contacted dozens of firms In the area after families throughout Chasetovm, Burntwood and Hammerwich complained that heavy lorries were using their villages as short cuts, causing vibrations and increased levels of noise.

Lanes in the villages are strictly no-go areas for vehicles over 7.5 tonnes but some local drivers have been flouting the limit. Inspector Mike Kozam of Chasetown police, says: "There are a significant number of industrial estates in Staffordshire with a fair number of lorries visiting them. We have contacted haulage companies in the area and pointed out the relevant zones. We are trying to enforce the weight limit and the operation is on-going."

Kozam agrees the weight restriction orders are difficult to enforce because of the large boundary areas but says officers are doing their best. "We face many problems such as where the heavy lorries can be stopped without causing a danger to other people in the road," he says "There are plenty of signs showing the weight limits."

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