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3rd December 1998, Page 37
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George Orwell might have got the date wrong but the police state can often seem a lot closer than many would like to admit, and nowhere more so than for beleaguered hauliers. So who exactly does

411111/ have the right to stop you in your tracks and demand information, whether on the road or back at base—and which laws give them this power? And what rights do they have to check or detain your vehicles? This month's Legal Bulletin examines some of the wide-ranging powers of detention, search and entry enjoyed by police, traffic examiners, the Health & Safety Executive and Customs & Excise—and tells you what your rights are in what are increasingly becoming daily confrontations between hauliers and the authorities.