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Lawsuit follows weight offence
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• Ross on Wye magistrates were told last week that the supplier of a vehicle to Ice Company (Bedford) is to be sued over its unladen weight. The Ice Company admitted overloading offences with the vehicle.
Prosecuting for the West Midland Traffic Area, Beverley Bell said that the vehicle had been stopped in a weight check in January.
The first axle exceeded its permitted 3,200kg by 680kg, an overload of 20.9%. The gross weight was 1,420kg in excess of its permitted 7,500kg, an overload of 19%.
Defending, Alan Major said the company purchased the vehicle 12 months previously. They asked for a refrigerated vehicle with a carrying capacity of 3,500kg. The plating certificate showed an unladen weight of 4,000kg, with a gross weight of 7,500kg.
Following the results of the weight check, the company discovered that the unladen weight was in fact 5,300kg. The company now had a claim against the dealers.
The magistrates gave both the company and the driver of the vehicle, Wayne Ingham, an absolute discharge.