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Tacho case dropped

3rd October 1981, Page 3
3rd October 1981
Page 3
Page 3, 3rd October 1981 — Tacho case dropped
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CLAIMS that vehicles engage on door-to-door selling must b fitted with tachographs hay been dropped by Merseysid Police.

Summonses had been issue charging Walls Meat Co Ltd an one of its drivers with operatin a vehicle not equipped with tachograph. However, the dec sion to withdraw followed tw recent cases in which othE operators were acquitted c similar charges.

Both Chorley Magistrates an Ormskirk Magistrates accepte — in the cases of Matteson Meats Ltd, and Auguste an Noel Ltd respectively — defenc submissions that the vehicle were exempt from the EEC Ft( gulations relating to specialise vehicles on door-to-door sellinc (CM, September 5). In bot cases costs were awarde against the Police.