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K WEST German customs ficers grew rich on the "tips" ey received from international Ty-drivers, a court was told in aunstein on the Germanistrian frontier last week.
Police alleged that in four ars they shared about £60,000 lich the lorry-drivers put into a Hooting box in their office.
Customs officials had a fixed ale of "fees" — 10DM (just er £2) for speeding up the per work and 50DM for falsify documents. In court, the cusms men claimed the money Presented only the "usual" .s which foreign drivers paid at istoms posts in Europe.
A witness told the court that 9 accused had handled around 0 lorries a day at the frontier 1st. The trial was adjourned, — d meanwhile the men are susnded on 75 per cent of their y — about £125 a week.
KENT POLICE are offering operators a training video film on the tachograph.
The 25-minute film deals with such aspects as fitting, legislation, police powers, and operator and driver responsibility.
It costs £95 plus vat, and is available from the Kent Police TV Unit, Kent County Constabulary, Police Headquarters, Sutton Road, Maidstone, Kent. No phone calls, please.