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3rd December 1983
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Which of the following most accurately describes the problem?

41 per cent of foreign cies were overloaded.

total of £26,590 in fines was )d on 59 foreign drivers from ifferent countries, represent3n average fine of £450 each. maximum fine for overloadoffences is £1,000 and the rman of Kent Fire and Public ection Committee has called he maximum penalty to be more often to deter wouldffenders.

Ve are concerned that desthe recent increase in maxi n weights from 32.5 tonnes 3 tonnes, illegal overloading provides financial incentives oth British and foreign driv' he said.

would urge all magistrates lake maximum use of the inised penalties available, now o £1,000 for each offence."

nce May this year, 2,594 ides have been weighed in t. A total of 1,136 vehicles e overloaded, and 298 of ie were so overloaded that nibition notices were issued goods had to be taken off trailers until the correct ght was reached.

3nt said that the results Ned that there was no imfement in the general situafrom the use of five-axle nbinations. It added, 'ever, that the 3+2 axle conration was the best answer -ive axle overloads.

report on the statistics will .hown to the Kent highways transportation department )ecember 14. Freight Transport Association planning and traffic services controller Richard Turner stressed to CM that these figures were not really representative of the road freight industry. He said the vehicle spotters only stop vehicles that look overloaded. "The statistics compiled by Kent simply show how successful the trading standards officers are at their job," he said. "Of all vehicles stopped in the UK for overloading only two per cent end up being prosecuted." It proved that few of the overloadings were very serious, he said.

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