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What the recommendations say...
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Proposal 20: Using vehicles in a dangerous condition • Under this proposal, driver licence disqualification would be mandatory fc second or subsequent offence in this category within three years. Commur penalties and temporary confiscation of vehicles could also be available.
The review found that overloading is not to taken seriously enough; it s gests mandatory disqualification for a second offence.
Although most respondents supported this proposal, there were cancel over an assumption about who is responsible for the overloading of a vehit Drivers can be intimidated into driving a vehicle against their better judgemi so the review recommends greater powers to prosecute the consignor vi overloads the vehicle and/or the holder of the Operator's Licence.
It says: "The government views this as a serious offence and consicii repeat offending particularly blameworthy. it will therefore pursue the propo to introduce a mandatory disqualification for second or subsequent offenc "Although the owner or consignor of the vehicle are liable under current hi islation and should not escape punishment where culpable, the driver must a be held to account if he takes an unsafe vehicle onto the road."
Source: Report on the Review of Road Traffic Penalties.