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HOS * UK - Police crackdown on reckless lorry drivers
Lorry drivers flouting rest break laws were targeted in a two-day operation
Talybont,Bangor,Wales,UK -The Daily Post, by Steve Bagnall -Dec 22, 2007: -- Operation Carrier saw 35 HGVs stopped by officers during Tuesday and Wednesday evenings this week on the A55 near Talybont, Bangor... Four drivers were served with 24-hour prohibitions for failing to take weekly rest and/or failing to produce tachograph charts... Fifteen drivers were served with nine-hour prohibitions for failing to take a daily rest... One lorry driver was ordered to take a 45-minute rest break prohibition. Eight cautions were issued for minor infringements... The focus of the operation was checking the mechanical condition of lorries and also to ensure the drivers had taken sufficient rest periods... Inspector Pete Nicholson added: “It is always a concern when we find drivers who have not taken appropriate rest breaks... “They are not only putting themselves at risk, but also other road users”...
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