Dublin protest against French impounding
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• An group of about 30 protesters marched through the centre of Dublin on Monday 15 August demonstrating against the French confiscating an Irish haulier's truck.
The two-hour march, led by 16 trucks, was in protest against the impounding after Irish driver Aiden Cauldwell ignored a
weight restriction (CM 11-17 August). The march ended with the Irish Road Haulage Association handing a letter to the French Embassy asking for a speedy appeal for the vehicle's owner, Limerick-based Donal Heffernan.
If the appeal is delayed for three months, it could finish his
two-truck business, he says.
The IRHA also wants French authorities to be told to phase out such heavy-handed action: "Six months ago you could get away quite lightly for such a relatively small motoring offence. Does this mean that now a tacho offence will merit the same treatment?" it asks.