BR' NFr discharged on load
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• Alfretonbased NFT Distribution was given an absolute discharge by Beaconsfield magistrates after the company admitted exceeding the permitted train weight of a 38-tonne artic.
The court was told that when the artic was checked at the Denham dynamic axle weighbridge at Stokenchurch it was found to exceed its permitted train weight by, an overload of 10.23%.
For NFT, Chris Butterfield said it had a very good record for a company which operated more than 250 vehicles nationwide. He maintained that no danger had been caused, pointing out that the artic had been within its design weight and that, as the artic had six axles and air suspension, there was no danger of damage being caused to public roads by the overload.
Giving the company an absolute discharge, and ordering it to pay £30 costs, the magistrates said that they regarded the offence as a small blip in an otherwise exemplary record. However, the company should not regard their decision as a precedent for the future.