A Portuguese truck driver, driving for the Spanish haulage company Transportes Pepe El Correcaminos, from Murcia in South East Spain, appeared at Carlisle Crown Court on 23/01/12 where he pleaded guilty to four charges of forgery in October 2011 relating to the manipulation of his tachograph charts.
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Posts Tagged ‘ VOSA ’
Changes to the UK MOT test
To help keep the MOT test as simple as possible, VOSA is bringing in the “option to jack” steered axles in the spring, rather than it being mandatory.
Crackdown on Irish hauliers operating in UK
The Vehicle and Operator Services Agency (VOSA) is cracking down on Irish trucks operating in the UK.
RHA welcomes focus on magnet cheats
The Road Haulage Association has welcomed a new campaign against lorry drivers who use magnets to stop their tachograph recording time spent driving.
17 sentenced for false tacho records
Two directors of a Northern Ireland transport company and 15 of their employees have been sentenced at Carlisle Crown Court on Thursday 28th April 2011 for interfering with tachographs and falsifying their records.
VOSA means business with Testing Transformation Programme
The Freight Transport Association in Britain has welcomed the news that the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency (VOSA) has met its target of opening 40 new Authorised Testing Facilities (ATFs) in the financial year, bringing the grand total of ATFs to 49 since the Testing Transformation Programme started in January last year.
Three family members in court on Operation Cadillac charges
Three members of the same family have appeared before Carlisle Crown Court in relation to tachograph falsifications.
Graduated fixed penalties – one year on
Bad brakes and excess weight are the most common offences among UK and foreign drivers who have been issued with fixed penalties in the past twelve months.
UK multi-agency task force to target rogue hauliers
A new multi-agency strategy to target errant hauliers in a bid to reduce the number HGV related traffic accidents, has been unveiled.
Drivers jailed for falsifying records
Father and son drivers operating out of ‘The Port of Felixstowe’ were sentenced to prison last week after pleading guilty to falsifying tachograph records.
VOSA hands out 11,000 fixed penalty notices
Figures collated by the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency (VOSA) for the first quarter of the year reveal that 11,000 fixed penalty notices were issued for a range of traffic offences with over 800 vehicles being immobilised.
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