Faillure to keep to daily hours limits costs
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company and drivers more than £7,000 HOURS OFFENCES have cost Stevenage-based R&RC Bond (Wholesale) and five of the company's drivers a total of £7205 in fines and costs.
The company admitted to Hertford magistrates 16 offences of permitting the drivers to exceed the daily driving limit and to drive for more than 4.5 hours without the required break. It was fined £5,600 with £85 costs.
Driver Alan Clark admitted three 4.5-hour driving offences: he was fined 1240 with £100 costs. Colin Salter pleaded guilty to on 2 4.5-hour offence and one daily driving offence; he was fined £300 with, 00 costs. Frank Tolley admitted one 4.5-hour offence and was fined £150 with £70 costs. Ronald Neal pleaded guilty to one 4.5-hour offence; he was fined £150 with £70 costs. Nicholas Wilson admitted five 4.5-hours offences:he was fined £300 with £70 costs.
Anthony Ostrin, prosecuting for VOSA. said the offences came to light when traffic examiner Clare Ilan examined a number of tachograph charts. For example, Clark had driven for 6hr 56min, 6hr 30min and 5hr 20min without a break.