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Irish haulier runs fowl of the law
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A VEHICLE overloaded with chickens has cost a Northern Irish haulage company and one of its drivers £2,355 in fines and costs. McGeown Haulage, based in Tassach, Armagh, and driver John Kelly admitted the offence before the Llangefni, Isle of Anglesey,
Magistrates. Senior traffic examiner Simon Jenkins said that on 7 October last year a 40-tonne artic driven by Kelly was stopped in a check on the A55 at Dalar Hir, on
Anglesey. The vehicle was carrying chickens on a journey between Den Bosche and Ireland. When weighed it was found that the gross weight of the tractor was 20,300 kg, an excess of 12.78% over the permitted weight of 18,000 kg. The magistrates fined the
company £2,000 and ordered it to pay £85 towards the costs of the prosecution. Kelly was fined £200 and ordered to pay £70 prosecution costs. CHICKENS GROUNDED
The magistrates clearly took a dim view of the amount of excess weight.