An operator accused of permitting contraventions of the drivers hours need only be shown to have failed to take reasonable steps to prevent contraventions by his drivers. A willful failure to inspect tachograph charts can amount to prima facie evidence.
Citations:
Times 19-Mar-1999, Gazette 21-Apr-1999, [1999] 1 WLR 629, [1999] UKHL 14, [1999] 3 All ER 833
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Statutes:
Road Transport Act 1968 96(IIA)
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Cambridgeshire County Council v Associated Lead Mills Ltd ChD 22-Jul-2005
The prosecutor appealed dismissal of the charge of driving a heavy commercial vehicle on a road which was subject to a maximum weight restriction in breach of the 1984 Act. The company denied that it had any knowledge of the actual route taken by . .
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Road Traffic
Updated: 28 July 2022; Ref: scu.158997