Man's van in such a bad state that he's been banned from driving for four years

Motorists risk £4,600 fine and prison sentences for breaking DVSA rules - 'Road safety isn’t an option'

The DVSA has issued a warning to drivers not to overload vehicles, as offenders could face hefty penalties and even prison sentences in more serious cases.It comes after the agency fined a company £4,600 plus £148 in costs after admitting to running a dangerously overloaded vehicle.The van was spotted by traffic officers in Yeading last year and was found to be a shocking 41 per cent over the legal weight limit of 3,500kg, with reports finding t…

Man's van in such a bad state that he's been banned from driving for four years

A van driver who was found to be driving a dangerous and overweight vehicle on the M4 has been disqualified from driving for more than four years.

The advanced age of the car does not eliminate the seller's liability for defects.

Driver Who Fled Police in Dangerous Van Banned for Nearly Five Years

A man who fled the scene after being caught in an overloaded and dangerously defective van on the M4 has been banned from driving for nearly five years and narrowly avoided jail time. Paul Holt, aged 43 and of Clayburn Gardens in Thurrock, was spotted by Roads Policing officers on 5 June last year near junction 15 of the M4 in a white Ford Transit van suspected of being overloaded. Holt was instructed to follow officers to Badbury Weighbridge, w…

Banned driver admits dangerous driving after police pursuit

A Latchford man has pleaded guilty to dangerous driving while disqualified following a police pursuit on Knutsford Road, Warrington, earlier this week. Alexander McColl, aged 27, from Henshall Avenue, Latchford, Warrington, was charged with failing to stop, no insurance, fraudulently using a registration mark, dangerous driving, driving while disqualified, and driving otherwise than in accordance with a licence. He appeared at Chester Magistrate…