Fees to be increased for graduated fixed penalties
Posted by AndrewT on 13th Jun 2013
The Department for Transport have announced that fixed penalty levels will increase from July 2013.
The increases affects most motoring fixed penalties offences, graduated fixed penalties and financi
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£300,000 fine and £150,000 in costs for falsifying driver records
Posted by AndrewT on 29th May 2013
Former Director of Alba Transport of Halifax, Danny Steven Sawrij, was fined £300,000 and ordered to pay £150,000 in costs for falsifying driver records at Kirklees Magistrates Court on 23 May 2013.
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HGV driver jailed for tampering with tachograph
Posted by AndrewT on 29th May 2013
A Belgian HGV driver was jailed on Tues 28 May for attempting to hide the fact that he had not taken the required rest period before driving again.
Nico Demeyer attached a magnet to interfere with the
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Fines of up to €7,500 imposed on Irish operators breaking drivers’ hours rules
Posted by AndrewT on 23rd Apr 2013
The authorities in Ireland continue to focus on enforcement of drivers’ hours rules with road transport operators.
Up to 20th April more than 30 transport companies have been taken to court this year
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Temporary relaxation of drivers’ hours for LPG deliveries
Posted by AndrewT on 15th Apr 2013
Due to a shortage of Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG) the Department for Transport (DfT) has temporarily relaxed drivers’ hours and working time rules. The relaxation only applies to LPG deliveries to d
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£1,500 fine for tachograph and drivers' hours offences
Posted by AndrewT on 26th Mar 2013
A haulage company was fined a total of £1,500 and ordered to pay court courts at North Antrim Magistrates’ Court on Fri 1st March.
Patrick Bradley Limited was convicted on 15 charges relating to tac
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£2,500 fine for failing to produce drivers’ hours and tachograph records
Posted by AndrewT on 12th Feb 2013
A Co Armagh haulage company was fined £2,500 at Dungannon Magistrates’ Court on Monday 11 February 2013 for failing to produce tachograph and drivers’ hours records relating to twenty vehicles.
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Temporary relaxation of drivers' hours
Posted by AndrewT on 25th Jan 2013
The Department for Transport has relaxed drivers’ hours and working time rules for drivers delivering heating fuel. This is due to the current adverse weather conditions across the country.
The relax
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Convictions for drivers’ hours and tachograph offences fall
Posted by AndrewT on 25th Jan 2013
According to the latest figures from VOSA the number of convictions for drivers’ hours and tachograph offences has almost halved since 2009.
However, breaches of drivers’ hours regularly tops the li
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6 months in jail for tachograph fraud & abuse of drivers’ hours.
Posted by AndrewT on 8th Jan 2013
On Friday 4 January 2013 Mr G. Davidson from Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire was jailed for six months at Carlisle Crown Court for tachograph fraud.
The defendant was first stopped by the VOSA on 28 June 2
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Suspended custodial sentence for tachograph cheat
Posted by AndrewT on 19th Dec 2012
On Monday 17th December 2012, Richard Samuel Dewart, 44, owner of Dewart Transport, Waringstown, Northern Ireland was convicted of forgery and sentenced to 18 months imprisonment, suspended for 3 year
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£50,000 fine for drivers' hours offences
Posted by AndrewT on 31st Oct 2012
Following a VOSA led investigation, Liskeard company Darley Ford Transport (HGV) and Darley Ford Travel (PSV) were fined a total of £50,000 for drivers' hour’s offences. They were also ordered to pay
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Prison for driver after pleading guilty to 79 drivers’ hours offences
Posted by AndrewT on 28th Aug 2012
The RHA’s recent call for tougher sentences for drivers that deliberately falsify their tachograph records provoked plenty of comment. The United Road Transport Union were quick to point out that some
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RHA and URTU agreement on tougher sentences for breaches of drivers' hours law
Posted by AndrewT on 21st Aug 2012
The Road Haulage Association has amended its position on mandatory prison sentences for drivers defying drivers' hours laws after the United Road Transport Union commented on the issue and opposed the
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Police start seven day speed enforcement operation from today.
Posted by AndrewT on 20th Aug 2012
A week-long speed enforcement operation, co-ordinated by The European Traffic Police Network (TISPOL) with the support of 27 countries across Europe started on Mon 20 August 2012.
The operation includ
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Faulty driver cards finally resolved – Enforcement activities to commence 1st July
Posted by AndrewT on 21st Jun 2012
DVLA have now resolved the issue of faulty driver and company cards that was first reported at the end of March when cards started failing without warning.
The temporary suspension of the 15 day rule
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