Euro hours plea
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/ Manchester Crown Court has been asked to refer the interpretation of the 4hour driving rule to the European Court of Justice after hearing appeals by Kevin Charlton, transport manager at Lovers Lane Transport; Appley Bridgebased haulier Ray Wilson, and his driver James Huyton.
Charlton had been fined £225 with £50 costs by Middleton magistrates after being convicted of permitting 43-hour driving offences by Lovers Lane drivers (CM 19-25 Sept 1991).
Huyton had been convicted of eight 41-hour driving offences by the same magistrates, and fined £400 with £125 costs. Wilson had been found guilty of permitting Huyton's offences and fined £365 with £125 costs (CM 26 Sept-2 Oct 1991).