02/08/2011
Haulage Firm Fined Over Tacho Rules
A Co Antrim haulage firm, T J Hood Transport Ltd, based at, Crosshill Road, Crumlin, was fined a total of £2,700 plus £19 court costs at Antrim Magistrates' Court this week.
The company pleaded guilty to 13 sample charges relating to breaches of drivers hours legislation and was fined £200 for each of the 12 offences of failing to produce tachograph records to transport officials and failing to ensure the return of tachograph records from drivers.
A further fine of £300 was imposed for failing to make regular checks and organise drivers' work to ensure compliance with tachograph regulations.
In 2010 officials from the Driver & Vehicle Agency (DVA) wrote to the company seeking tachograph records for 16 vehicles over a six week period for the purposes of analysis, however records for four vehicles and five drivers were not produced.
An analysis of those tachograph records that were produced revealed some 207 infringements including insufficient daily rest, insufficient weekly rest, excess daily driving, excess weekly driving, failure to take a 45 minute break and failing to use tachograph equipment properly.
(BMcC/GK)
The company pleaded guilty to 13 sample charges relating to breaches of drivers hours legislation and was fined £200 for each of the 12 offences of failing to produce tachograph records to transport officials and failing to ensure the return of tachograph records from drivers.
A further fine of £300 was imposed for failing to make regular checks and organise drivers' work to ensure compliance with tachograph regulations.
In 2010 officials from the Driver & Vehicle Agency (DVA) wrote to the company seeking tachograph records for 16 vehicles over a six week period for the purposes of analysis, however records for four vehicles and five drivers were not produced.
An analysis of those tachograph records that were produced revealed some 207 infringements including insufficient daily rest, insufficient weekly rest, excess daily driving, excess weekly driving, failure to take a 45 minute break and failing to use tachograph equipment properly.
(BMcC/GK)
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