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and speed limiter offences. When Paul Abbey appeared before the Rochdale magistrates he pleaded guilty to three offences of using a vehicle with a defective speed limiter; one offence of falsification; and one of driving for more than 4v hours without the required break.
Proceedings against his employers, Manchester-based Shavebux, trading as Prescott's Transport, were withdrawn because the company had gone into liquidation.
The offences came to light following a check on the company's tachograph records for the months of October and November 2000. John Heaton, prosecuting, pointed out that the speed limiter offences before the court were specimens of a large number. Ile claimed it was clear that the speed limiter on Abbey's vehicle had been defective from 20 October right through to the end of November.
Abbey said that he had taken adequate rest but not in the right way, and that he had reported the matter to his employers but that he could not put the limiter defect right himself.
Ian Prescott, former managing director of Shavebux, said Abbey had reported the defective speed limiter and they had sent the vehicle to a specialist speed limiter company.