In the course of Operation Tramline, the Operations Patrol Unit (OPU) of Worcestershire intercepted an overloaded Sprinter Van at J4 on M5. It was discovered after a thorough examination that the van was overweight and had a fractured road spring. He was arrested for...
To keep the roads safe, the Roads Policing Unit of Merseyside (RPU), Liverpool checks trucks for weight violations. Recently, they took a truck to Switch Island for a weight check that appeared to be overweight. The curb weight of the truck was determined to be 29%...
North Cumbria’s Eden Police caught a truck which was found to be with insecure loads on the road. On further investigation with the DVSA, it was found that the vehicle had 8 major defects, issuing immediate prohibition and 4 minor defects, subject for delayed...
Roads Policing and Road Safety Teams of Avon and Somerset Police along with DVSA Enforcement stopped several vehicles that were not following rules, in Bristol. A scaffolding vehicle, overweight with 8350kg was seized. The law states that the weight of a vehicle must...
The DVSA Enforcement stopped a van at Todhills as it was suspected to be overweight. On weighing, the van which is permitted to carry only 3500kg weighed 6010 kg. The van was 71% overloaded. Rear axle of the van was 76% overloaded. The train weight and total weight...
