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Computer analysis reveals offences
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YORKSHIRE haulier Thomas Longthonte and 12 of his drivers being ordered to pay fines and costs totalling c:3,380 when Skipton magistrates heard of over 200 drivers hours and tachograph offences.
Prosecuting for the North Eastern Traffic Area, Michael Broome said that tachograph charts covering a three-month period were analysed by computer and revealed a variety of offences.
The drivers had exceeded the four and eight hour driving limits and the tive-and-ahalf hour duty limit, they had driven for more than 48 hours in a week and for more than 92 hours in a tbrtnight.
They had failed to rake the required weekly rest periods, to enter the required details on tachograph charts, and to use the mode switch.
Most of the offences before
the court were committed in February and March and were only a part of the offences disclosed b)•• the computer, he said.
Defending counsel John Backhouse said the drivers were engaged on carrying marerials to motorway construction sites and a lot of the driving was off the public road.
That did not count as driving Mile hut the difficulty was that if the driver did not alter the mode switch there was way of knowing how much of the time had been spent driving off the road.
The drivers spent a lot of time waiting in queues at the quarries and construction sites. They took their breaks during those times.
Thc drivers VL'e..1T7 Midlad Crtltitiky 1611Cd %.1411 after admitting 14 offinices):Robin Sands (tined 01 Oil OffelICCS); Ukut Wilkill,011 (fined
030 on 13 offences); Basil Cardus (fined on rive infemes; loin)
lloughton (fined ):150 on IS offences); Simon flarrison (tined 5911 on lone offences). Geoffl-e‘ (lihson (fined 1:91I oIl rine iittenees). Colin Schofield (fined S 1911 in 19 ottences:.: Ilethert Calvert oh ied 040 on 24 offences); Francis Bustiehl (fined 1:2811 On 2K offences): Stephen Farnshaw (fined 1:1111 on 11 offences); and Christopher Angell (tined !Slit on one offence).
They were also each ordered to pat 5:30 towards the costs or the prOtieillMtn.
Allegations that Longthome, of Grassington, near Skipton, had permitted the drivers to exceed four and eight hours driving and fiveand-a-hall hours duty were withdrawn. Ile admitted permitting the remaining 85 offences and was tined a total if '.1,4011 with 1:150 costs.