12 month Driving Ban
- Thread starter Agrijas
- Start date
- Location
- East yorks
Not sure what he expected really?
betweenthelines
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- Location
- southwest
They should have confiscated the lot.
Welcome to the 21st Century, where folks can afford £120k for a tractor, £70k for an excavator, £20k for a low loader.............but not £ 100 for tyres 
And Rent it all out for less than it costs........ Hamster WheelWelcome to the 21st Century, where folks can afford £120k for a tractor, £70k for an excavator, £20k for a low loader.............but not £ 100 for tyres
Think his boss needs to have a word with himself. The culture is set by those at the top.
(I am assuming that at 22 he's not the boss. Apologies if I'm doing him a disservice. If he is the boss, then he needs to have a word with himself about the safety culture in his organisation.)
(I am assuming that at 22 he's not the boss. Apologies if I'm doing him a disservice. If he is the boss, then he needs to have a word with himself about the safety culture in his organisation.)
He's probably an employee. Wet behind the ears and living the dream.... So he thought
puntabrava
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- Location
- Wiltshire
Only Michelins would live to that condition under that use. Had he even chained the digger down?
ollie989898
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No good penalising the driver too hard, in my view outfits that have such a list of defects should be seized and crushed in their entirety. Would soon put a stop to people even contemplating allowing such outfits on the road.
Nearly
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- Location
- North of York
Anyone running that outfit is unlikely to be concerned by lack of a license.
ollie989898
Member
Exactly, but they will be if the whole outfit is seized and crushed.
kiwi pom
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- Location
- canterbury NZ
They describe him as a farmer in the article, had he been an employee I think it would have mentioned it.
My guess, farmers son, daddy's tractor.
kiwi pom
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- Location
- canterbury NZ
Disagree the driver is the one responsible and should be treated as such.
12 month ban seems fairly light for that lot.
However the whole chain should be have some responsibility and be charged, be it the boss, manager, dispatcher or driver.
It might be a bit of a wake up for all the UK employee's reading this that are racing round at 50KPH with your bosses 20 ton triaxle trailer full of wet silage, or full 4000gallon tanker etc.
You're all breaking the law doing it, as are all the farmers/contractors that let/expect their employees to do it. Just one fussy cop away from a ban.
TripleSix
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- Location
- Helmsley, North Yorkshire
It is his tractor, trailer and excavator apparently
Then he should have lost all the machines, but if they are on finance, the finance company would be a bit upset.
michael N123
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If the trailers 12 tyres does it really matter if one goes bang
- Location
- Lincolnshire
2 were already flat
Johnnyboxer
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- Location
- Yorkshire
Would you say that if it was a 44ton artic rig?
If a couple of the trailer tyres were flat/worn out ?
Wagons are subject to daily and weekly checks
Should that 30 odd ton tractor and plant trailer rig be exempt from road worthiness then?