Early this morning in the Blackpool area, a van was halted due to its loaded cargo being both dangerous and insecure. After being reported, the driver was thoroughly checked to ensure safety, while the vehicle underwent all necessary maintenance before continuing on...
Today, Road Policing Officers (RPU) pulled over a van on the A1 near Grantham after noticing that its suspension was in severe distress. Upon being weighed on a weighbridge, the van was discovered to be 40% heavier than its maximum allowed capacity. The driver was...
With diligent effort, A Road Policing Unit has recently pulled over yet another overloaded vehicle on the road. This time, the dangerously overloaded scaffolding vehicle weighed in at 46% overload – a shocking statistic! This serves as a warning to all drivers...
Yesterday evening, Greater Manchester Police (GMP) halted a vehicle on the M62 motorway near junction 20 for being over its weight limit. GMP issued the truck driver with four Fixed Penalty Notices (FPNs) for exceeding the gross weight limit by 12.5%. Due to the...
This morning, the Roads Policing Unit (RPU) heroically prevented a major road safety hazard on the A1 near Gonerby. The driver of a vehicle was reported for offences relating to being 35% overweight on the rear axle and 22.8% over on the gross vehicle weight....
