• A lorry driver who claimed he did not know
2nd February 1989, Page 23
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about the trading standards regulations covering how much he could carry was given an absolute discharge by Dover magistrates on 25 January. Michael Powell from Deal was stopped on 13 July last year while carrying 35.27 tonnes. His tractor was plated for weights up to 38 tonnes — but only when he used the appropriate trailer unit, said Richard Pi!borough of the Kent County trading standands department. The trailer being used by Powell brought the maximum weight down to 32.52 tonnes.