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Maximum fine imposed for faulty brakes
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A LEICESTER firm was fined the maximum allowed for running a vehicle with defective brakes after it pleaded guilty before the Chester magistrates.
Fining the company 15.000 with £148 costs, the magistrates said they had seriously considered sending it to the crown court for sentence. The court was told that in May a 7.5-tonner run by BSS Group was stopped in a roadside check on the A5117 at Dunkirk, Cheshire. The nearside rear wheel disc brake was seriously defective. The brake disc surface should be clean, smooth and shiny if the brakes are operating efficiently. In this case the face of the disc was significantly scored, indicating the brake was not operating correctly. Closer examination revealed that the brake pads were so worn there was no friction material left, allowing the metal backing plate to come into contact with the disc face.
The thickness of the pads should be checked during the course of a safety inspection and they should be changed before the friction material is completely worn away.The magistrates concluded this defect was proof of poor maintenance standards.