Me 's son pulled limiter's fuse
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The managing
director's son was blamed for pulling the speed limiter fuse in a vehicle he was driving when Stan Stock (Charley) appeared before the South Ribble magistrates.
The company pleaded guilty to using a vehicle when the speed limiter was not maintained in good and efficient working order. It was fined £450 with £75 costs.
Prosecuting for the Vehicle Inspectorate, John Heaton said that in March a 26-tonne tipper belonging to the company had passed through a silent check travelling well in excess of 56mph—the speed at which the vehicle should have been limited.
When the vehicle's tachograph records for JanuaryMay were produced, it was obvious on the face of each chart that the speed limiter had not been working.
Defending, Andrew Waall said that the company, which had been in business for 25 years, operated 18 vehicles, The limiter had not been mechanically defective but various drivers had interrupted it by withdrawing the fuse.
The charts were sent out for professional analysis and no problems with the speed limiter had been reported. It was difficult to see what the company had done wrong. There were no mechanical faults and it had relied on its tachograph analysts.
The company had now changed its tachograph bureau, said Woolfall. Managing director Stan Stock was disappointed to have been let down by his son, Warren, who had been driving the vehicle in March.
Disciplinary action had been taken against Warren Stock and all the company's drivers had been warned that they would be dismissed if they were found tampering with speed limiters.