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Stand Clear of Loose WHEN unloading vehicles, Loads When D is" particularly those carrying charging . . loose materials, such as sand, ballast and earth, great care should be taken to stand clear. Several accidents have occurred as a result of men being trapped, and only last month a lorry driver was found buried in a heap of loose earth at the back of his lorry. Apparently, he was about to discharge the load into a disused ballast pit and was caught by it when undoing the tailboard.
Is There a Legal rr HERE has beep some Limit on Load I doubt amongst operators Width ? as to whether or not there
exist legal restrictions on the width of a load. Actually, any width limit applies to the vehicle alone; the only other requirement is that the vehicle must not be loaded dangerously, this, of course, including the matter of carrying
excess weight. On the other hand, if the conveyance of a load of unusual width caused damage to property, then the carrier concerned would be held responsible. Cases have occurred where a load has swept away a lamp-post or two. Where the offenders are caught they are required to compensate the local authorities concerned.
Seizing a Lorry for CUSTOMS restrictions are Twopence Customs •–•being carried to an absurdity Duty on the frontier between Eire and Northern Ireland. It has apparently been the practice for a concern producing mineral waters to provide its drivers with small bottles of these to drink with their mid-day meal. Six empty bottles were found under the seat of an unladen lorry travelling to the Eire branch of this concern, and as there is a duty on such bottles the vehicle was seized ; the duty in question would have been twopen&e.