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lorshaw fittin de weighers
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5• North Westem Licensing Authority Martin Albu took no ac
tion against the nce held by Bolton-based !ter Forshaw after hearing the company had fitted ighrite axle weighers to all tippers.
Vhen Walter Forshaw apd to renew its 23-vehicle Lona] licence the LA consied taking disciplinary action )Wing four previous overling convictions.
'..ompany secretary Joyce son said the company runs vehicles. The four convicis (three for axle overloads) ited to vehicles carrying exation spoil. In none of the es had there been a weigh bridge anywhere in the vicinity. Every company driver had now been given a notice stressing the importance of using weighbridges, along with an up-todate list of weighbridges in the areas in which the company worked.
Since the Weighrite devices had been fitted to all 12 tippers, vehicles had been stopped in weight checks on 17 occasions and the weights had been found to be within the permitted limits. Batson felt that the steps taken should prevent all but a stupid driver overloading his vehicle.
Granting renewal Albu said that the company obviously understood the importance of keeping within the law with regard to such matters.