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Council fined for overloading
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Exceeding the permitted gross weight of an 18-tonne vehicle has cost Flintshire County Council £2,128 in fines and costs.
The council admitted the offence before the Wrexham magistrates.
Prosecuting for VOSA, Sarah O'Brien said the vehicle, which was on a journey from Deesidc to Pen-Y-Cefn carrying stone last August, was stopped in a check on the A494 at Ewloc.
When the vehicle was weighed, it was found that the maximum permitted gross weight had been exceeded by 1,720kg, an overload of some 9.56%.
In addition the permitted second axle weight of 11,500kg was found to have been exceeded by 1,490kg, some 12.96%. The driver, John Parry, admitted that the vehicle and load had not been weighed before commencing the journey, and that he was not on his way to a weighbridge to check the weight.
The magistrates fined the council £1,800 and ordered it to pay £328 in costs.
Licence suspended
Vehicle maintenance problems have led to the licence held by Bridport-based Paul Edward Bailey & Partner being suspended for a three day period by Fiona Harrington. the Western Deputy Traffic Commissioner.
The firm, trading as AER Bailey & Son, had been called before the DTC at a Bristol disciplinary inquiry.
The DTC accepted undertakings from the firm that safety inspections would be carried out by an outside contractor; that they would be planned and never more than 10 weeks or 8,000 miles apart. whichever was the sooner, and that all authorised vehicles and trailers would have roller brake tests at every safety inspection; that all vehicles would have a thorough and effective inspection before an annual vehicle test: and that maintenance records would be properly completed and retained for two years.
Tribunal upholds refusal
The refusal of a licence bid by Keighley-based Rastab Ali, trading as SA Halal Meats, on financial grounds has been upheld by the Transport Tribunal on appeal.
All had applied for a restricted licence authorising one vehicle.
In November, the North-Eastern Ti-affic Area wrote to Ali requesting further information, including financial evidence. Following a reminder, two bank statements were received, one for 10 December that showed an overdrawn balance of £1,145.66 and one for 11 December showing a credit balance of £1,954.34, £3,100 having been paid in on that day. Only one of the documents stated the name of the account holder: Mrs Parveen Ali.
Ali appealed against the licence refusal, asserting that there were sufficient funds in the account by reason of the deposit of £3,100.
The Tribunal said that Ali had failed to provide the required financial information. To provide a statement referring to two days only was not enough. It also appeared to be in the name of someone other than the applicant.