'Worst ever' hours case
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MA West Yorkshire-based lorry driver who worked for 21 hours in one day was ordered to pay £325 in fines and costs when he appeared before Morley magistrates.
Lance Jolliff, of Gomersal, Cleckheaton, admitted three offences of exceeding the daily driving limit and three of failing to take sufficient daily rest.
Senior traffic examiner Bryan Walscher said that the case arose from a routine tachograph inspection by Jolliff's employer who informed the North Eastern Traffic Area of the offences.
Jolliff's tachograph charts showed that on 11 June he had started work at 03:00hrs and remained on duty until 20:00hrs. He had driven for 13hr 10min with a rest period of only 7hr and 24min.
On 24 June Jolliff started driving at 03:00hrs, remaining on duty until 23:00hrs. He had driven for 16hr 20 min, taking only three hours' rest in the 24-hour period. On 23 July Jolliff had started driving at 04:15hrs and remained on duty until 20:40hrs. He had driven for a total of 12hr 5min.
Jolliff said that he had been unemployed since being sacked.
Fining Jolliff a total of £300, plus £25 costs, the magistrates said that these were the worst hours offences they had seen.