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Romanian fined after not declaring dangerous goods
By David Harris FOR THE SECOND time this year, it has emerged that an Eastern European truck driver tried to cross the Channel in a vehicle carrying dangerous goods without declaring them.
In the latest incident, on 31 January Romanian driver loan Tanasoaie was first refused access to the Channel Tunnel and then arrested as he tried to board a vessel at Dover Ferry Port.
Last Wednesday (4 February). Tanasoaie pleaded guilty at Dover Magistrates' Court to contravening the Merchant Shipping( Dangerous Goods and Marine Pollutants) Regulations 1997 and was fined £2,700 with £3,104 costs, In passing sentence, the magistrates said the court "takes the view that this is a serious offence, albeit he did not get on a ferry, the intention was to load dangerous goods that could have had dangerous consequences': The Tanasoaie case echoes another heard by Folkestone magistrates just a fortnight ago ('Driver took inflammable load on ferry: CM 5 February) in which Polish driver Janusz Gauden was fined £2,000 plus costs for failing to declare dangerous goods on a Sea France vessel from Calais. Following the most recent case, Dave McCrae, hazardous cargo office for the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, commented: "Declaration of dangerous goods before boarding is important. It informs the ship's master of the products on board, so they can be fully aware of the emergency procedures to follow.
"Based on the dangerous goods information from Mr Tanasoaie, if he had presented it to the shipping line when booking in, he would have been able to board the ferry