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wording of the Construction & Use Regulations means hauliers can now only be charged with one overloading offence, and not multiple offences arising out of the same circumstances.
J R Henderson Transport of Newcastle-upon-Tyne; Swift Transport Services of Northampton; I H Myers of Ciitheroe and Fred Brown (Norwood) of Pool-inWharfdale have all admitted gross overloads but not train and axle overloads.
They are disputing a decision on 16 May, when Huddersfield Magistrates found against their defence. Henderson was fined £175 for an axle overload and £175 for a gross overload. Myers was fined 2100 for a first axle overload, £200 for a second axle overload, and £200 for a gross overload.
Swift Transport Services was prosecuted in relation to two extra vehicles: with regard to the first vehicle it was fined £150 for an axle overload and 2150 for a gross overload; in respect of the second it was fined £80 for a st axle, 280 for a second '1 e and £150 for a gross 1 !overload.
Fred Brown was given a conditional discharge for two years for compensating axle,
gross and train overloads. Owift was ordered to pay FE100 towards the costs and '1 the others 250.