Load discharge
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• H&G Haulage (Farnworth) and driver Michael Leyden were given absolute discharges after admitting using a vehicle with an insecure load. Manchester City Magistrates Court was told that on 19 April Leyden was driving one of the company's vehicles along the Mancunian Way when several bales fell off and bent a lamp post.
Defending, James Backhouse said the trailer was delivered by another driver to a customer's premises for loading. The practice was For the customer's stag to load the trailer while the driver was in the canteen. For safety at work reasons the driver was not allowed to remain near the trailer while loading was in progress. The driver then checked the bad and secured it with sheets and ropes.
Leyden collected the trailer the Following day and added additional ropes of his own before setting aft He was satisfied that the load looked Fully secure and that it was completely roped. He had only travelled just over a mile when the accident happened. The magistrates ordered the company and driver to pay 225 costs.