20/03/2018
Garda Lead Cross-Border Operation Into Tachograph Manipulation
Gardaí have led a tripartite cross-border operation on tachograph manipulations.
Officers from the Commercial Vehicle Unit along with RSA Enforcement Officers and the Driver and Vehicle Agency Northern Ireland identified a number of targets who were then intercepted at Dublin Port.
One arrest was made after a man was discovered to have used a magnet to create false records. He was taken to Store Street Garda station and has been charged with dangerous driving and bailed to court in April. Another vehicle was detained as the CRW (Certificate of Road Worthiness) had expired in November 2017.
Following analysis by the RSA a driver was found to be using a digicard belonging to another person. The man is to be prosecution by the RSA.
An articulated lorry was seized by Gardaí for no insurance under Section 41 of the Road Traffic Act.
It is understood that magnets interfere and can compromise the breaking and suspension system of a modern HGV. When such devices are used they usually result in a charge for dangerous driving as the definition of dangerous driving includes the condition of the vehicle.
(MH)
Officers from the Commercial Vehicle Unit along with RSA Enforcement Officers and the Driver and Vehicle Agency Northern Ireland identified a number of targets who were then intercepted at Dublin Port.
One arrest was made after a man was discovered to have used a magnet to create false records. He was taken to Store Street Garda station and has been charged with dangerous driving and bailed to court in April. Another vehicle was detained as the CRW (Certificate of Road Worthiness) had expired in November 2017.
Following analysis by the RSA a driver was found to be using a digicard belonging to another person. The man is to be prosecution by the RSA.
An articulated lorry was seized by Gardaí for no insurance under Section 41 of the Road Traffic Act.
It is understood that magnets interfere and can compromise the breaking and suspension system of a modern HGV. When such devices are used they usually result in a charge for dangerous driving as the definition of dangerous driving includes the condition of the vehicle.
(MH)
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