Freight News Lack of funds prevents driver's defence appeal
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AN APPEAL against a conviction for making a false tachogr, record by Ivor Teale, a driver employed by Arthur Oakley Transr Ltd of Hereford was abandoned shortly before it was due to heard by Worcester Crown Court.
The company indicated that it could no longer afford to continue to defend itself and its drivers as the Road Haulage Association had put a limit on the amount of costs it was prepared to meet (CM August 21), and Mr Teale therefore abandoned his appeal. Nine of the company's driN and a director, Trevor Oak currently face allegations Inv' ing the driving of exces! hours and the making of fi records, before the Heref magistrates.
The company faces alle tions of aiding and abbeting false records offences, failini cause records to be kept and1 it permitted the drivers to ceed their hours and have in ficient rest.
Mr Teale was the first of drivers to be dealt with by magistrates. The second, ward Williams, was found guilty on two charges of mak false records and t magistrates are part IA through hearing the case age' a third, Douglas Ewins (CM A 29).