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Trucks 'repossessed'

13th April 1995, Page 16
13th April 1995
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Page 16, 13th April 1995 — Trucks 'repossessed'
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• Vehicles operated by Fast Forward Transport Services of Timperley, Altrincham, were repossessed by owners John Dee after leaving the company's depot on delivery runs, according to driver Edward Leatherland.

He appeared before the Trafford Magistrates accused of falsifying tachograph records; following his claim the hearing of a charge that the company used a vehicle without an 0-licence was adjourned for the prosecution to make further enquiries.

Leatherland, of Dairy Ground Estate, Bramhall admitted four offences of falsification. He said that as he left the depot and drove along Canal Road he was stopped by men in cars who said that they were from John Dee and were re-possessing the vehicle. The same thing

happened to a Leatherland had second John Dee

vehicle, and the

John Dee reprenormal stopping sentatives drove the vehicles place rather than away with their stop out in the wilds loads still on,

claimed Leatherland.

Prosecuting for the DOT, John Heaton said that Leatherland had

deliberately falsified tachograph charts to hide distances of between 55 and 99km. When interviewed, Leatherland had said that on the first occasion he had taken the chart out of the tachograph to get to his usual stopping place in Wolverhampton, on the second occasion to get to Rugby and on two occasions he had run on without a chart coming from Scotland.

Leatherland said that he had wanted to get to his normal stopping place where he could have a hot meal and shower rather than stop out in the wilds. He was fined 1400 with £75 costs, A second Fast Forward driver, Kenneth Gill of Crossacres, Wythenshawe, was also fined 1400, with £75 costs after admitting four similar offences. Heaton said that in his case the missing distance varied between 27 and 76km. He had either run without a chart in or with the tachograph switched off. It was apparent that he had run out of his permitted driving hours on each occasion.


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