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Martin Barnes Project manager Operational Logistics Navarm, Somerset Barnes initially
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welcomed the UK's plan to finally catch up with its neighbours in the European Union, who have been issuing roadside penalties for many years.
He's still a fan of the scheme, but is concerned that the fines have been set too low.
"Thirty pounds is not much of a deterrent. And it's still not clear if the drivers or the company will pay. If it's a driver going over his hours, or not picking up something he should have spotted on his daily walk-round, most firms would expect drivers to pay.
"But what if it's something that the driver could not be expected to pick up on his daily inspection? "It might oe that contracts of employment have to be redrafted to take into account liability for fines. If a company pays up for a driver's offence, the only way it might be able to get that money back is to deduct it from the driver's wages. But you can't do that without their permission."