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Cool Breeze Newbie
Joined: 16 Aug 2010 Posts: 6 Location: Eccles, Manchester
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Posted: Wed Aug 18, 2010 1:39 Post subject: North Wales Police ..... A Warning !! |
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As a truck driver, the company I work for has a policy that ALL drivers wear their seat belts .... fair enough.
I wear mine all the time, also in my job I work as a HGV Assessor for new drivers, they spend their first 2 days in the job working with me getting to know 'the ropes' and I can assess them so I have to set a good example with things such as seat belt wearing etc
About 3 weeks or so ago I was making a delivery to a firm in Queensferry, North Wales
About a 1000 yds from the entrance gate was a small white van parked up at the side of the road, I instantly recognised as the dreaded 'camera van'
I completed my delivery and upon leaving the site I passed through the security barrier and turned left on to the road
I remembered where the camera van was and I put down the signed paperworked and turned to put on my seat belt
I watched my speed as I passed the van and carried on with the days deliveries, not thinking anymore about it
One week later, I was kindly informed by the North Wales Police that I was to be prosecuted for not wearing my belt
I phoned them to say I put it on literally seconds from pulling away from the company gates, but they said I entered onto a public highway without it on !
A tad harsh methinks, so now I put it on BEFORE I start the engine
Anyway, do not expect any forgiveness from the North Wales Police Taliban, an expensive lesson learnt ( £60 fine ) so you have been warned folks |
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zocko *******
Joined: 13 Sep 2009 Posts: 1438 Location: Southampton
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Posted: Wed Aug 18, 2010 19:42 Post subject: |
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ypure lucky you didnt get the 3 points they could have attached... _________________ the car in front is a toyota...
the car pulling it out of the mud is a suzuki |
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Cool Breeze Newbie
Joined: 16 Aug 2010 Posts: 6 Location: Eccles, Manchester
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Posted: Thu Aug 19, 2010 0:39 Post subject: |
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Failure to wear seat belts is non- endorsable ( I checked ) but can carry a fine of up to £500
They usually send a fixed penalty notice of £60
Anyways, lesson learnt |
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zocko *******
Joined: 13 Sep 2009 Posts: 1438 Location: Southampton
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Posted: Thu Aug 19, 2010 13:36 Post subject: |
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but they can attach a "driving without due care" if you mention you forgot to put it on _________________ the car in front is a toyota...
the car pulling it out of the mud is a suzuki |
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