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The falsification of tachograph charts has cost two drivers working for Basildon-based Euro Box £1,250 in fines and costs.
James Roodgate of Basildon pleaded guilty before Harlow Magistrates to three offences and an Binnie, of Shoeburyness, to two offences.
Prosecuting for VOSA, Anthony Ostrin said that the offences were revealed following a check on tachograph records at Euro Box's operating centre. In Roodgate's case, place names had been incorrectly inserted on two charts so that his vehicle was driven without a chart in the tachograph on one occasion. The third falsification occurred when the tachograph clock was wound forward so that no movement was shown when the vehicle was driven on to a ferry.
In Binnie's case, the first chart showed that the clock had been wound forward to indicate that a rest period had been taken when it had not.
The second falsification occurred when Binnie boarded a ferry, at which point he removed the chart from the tachograph. He then drove off the ferry and finished his journey without a chart in the instrument.
For the two drivers, Jeremy Fear said that Binnie's offences had been out of character. The first offence occurred after the death of his father and he had been anxious to return home to take his mind off the problem. As far as Roodgate was concerned, he had been stupid.
The magistrates fined Binnie £250 and Floodgate 1500. They also ordered each to pay £250 towards the costs of the prosecution.