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Protest haulier may still face prosecution
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A HAULAGE BOSS who organised a fuel protest says he is still waiting to hear from police whether he will face prosecution.
Rob Sweeting, owner of Yorkshire haulier Sweetings of Leeds, was served with a notice of intended prosecution following the demonstration in June along the M62 motorway between Leeds and Bradford, which involved about 170 truck drivers.
The notice does not specify the offence, but gives five possibilities: dangerous driving; driving without due care and attention or without reasonable consideration for other users; exceeding the speed limit; leaving the vehicle in a dangerous position; or failure to give due consideration to traffic signs and signals.
Five people involved in the protest were prosecuted on the day for various offences. West Yorkshire Police said at the time they were considering prosecuting 15 others.
Sweeting says: "We haven't been given any information about any court date and we hope the police will drop it."
He adds that he would challenge the allegations if they came to court.
A police spokesman says: "Our main aim
was always to ensure the continued flow of traffic, while allowing lawful, peaceful protest to go ahead. But anyone breaking the law was going to face prosecution and they were advised of that before the protest started."
In July, hauliers from across the UK protested outside Westminster to demonstrate against the rocketing price of diesel.
Many transport company bosses took the opportunity to talk to their MPs about their current plight, and later that month the Chancellor announced a postponement of October's 2pAt fuel duty increase.