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Consignor's error costs firm in fines

15th June 2000, Page 23
15th June 2000
Page 23
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Keywords : Axle, Overload

, Preston owner ' driver Victor

McGarry was fined IMO with £70 costs by the North Staffordshire magistrates for overloading because of a consignor's mistake.

McGarry pleaded guilty to exceeding the permitted second axle and tram weights of his Dutch-registered Renault artic.

Prosecuting for the Vehicle Inspectorate, Max Breakwell said that McGarry's vehicle was checked at Doxey while carrying a container loaded with timber from Felixstowe to Winsford. The second axle was found to be overloaded by 2,580kg (24.6%) and the permitted train weight had been exceeded by 4,060kg (10.1%).

For McGarry, Ian Whalley said he worked as a subcontractor for CA Rigby Transport. The advice note faxed to Rigby by its customer giving details of the load declared a weight of just over 19 tonnes. As the unladen weight of McGarry's artic was 17.5 tonnes he had assumed that he would be under

the 38-tonne limit. He had no idea that he was overloaded.

The consignors accepted that they had made a mistake and had arranged to trans-ship the excess free of charge.

McGarry's vehicle had a plated weight of 38 tonnes with a design weight of 60 twines, said Whalley. An overload on the second axle was not as serious as excess weight on the steering axle. The overload did not affect road safety.

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