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'No Deterrent in £.3 Fine' A CONTENTION that instead of

20th November 1964, Page 30
20th November 1964
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Page 30, 20th November 1964 — 'No Deterrent in £.3 Fine' A CONTENTION that instead of
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r "t overweight lorries being allowed to continue their journeys immediately after spot checks, they should first be unloaded to their correct weight, has been made by the chairman of a public control committee.

A report from the highways committee of Nottingham County Council showed that exactly half of 208 lorries

check-weighed were overweight, average fines of £3 being imposed. The Council agreed to send details of cases to the County Councils' Association for submission to the Ministry of Transport. Ald. R. Jones, the highways committee chairman, said they felt the time had come for it to be stressed that fines were not enough deterrent. "If a £20 profit is made on overloading and a £3 fine is imposed, they laugh at you."