Two-week suspensio for hours and record
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Drivers' hours and tachograph offences have led to one of Newport-based Attewell Haulage's three operational vehicles being suspended for two weeks.
Deborah and Paul Clifford, trading as
Attewell Haulage, with an Operator's Li authorising four vehicles, had been before Welsh Traffic Commissioner David at a Cardiff disciplinary inquiry.
Traffic examiner Robert Frampton sai acting on information received, he checkE tachograph charts foi
period November February 1999. There A number of charts missini 1,190km unaccounted for.
Attewell was subseq prosecuted for a variE offences, including per drivers to drive excessive and take insufficient breal rest. The company was f total of 14,500, later redu £2,000 on appeal. One company's drivers was prosecuted and fined £35!
For the company Tem; said that charts were in because vehicles had used by third parties, thot conceded there was ni dence to substantiate this.
Paul Clifford accepter his method of checking 1 graph charts had to be ch. and he promised that an co agency would check a ci of the charts.
Making the suspE order, Dixon said he was pointed that the offence not been spotted.
'1 don't want and I believe I will see you agail told Clifford.