Truck on D3 Was Towing a Drilling Rig. Driver Did Not Allow Weighing, Paid One Hundred Thousand

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České Budějovice traffic police have once again focused on overloaded trucks in recent days. The record for at least a week would certainly be set by a truck on the D3 between České Budějovice and Veselí nad Lužnicí, which was pulling a drilling rig. The driver refused to be weighed, but paid a hefty fine.

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Traffic police officers on the D3 highway near České Budějovice noticed an obviously overloaded truck. They diverted it to a rest area, where the driver was asked to weigh himself. The driver refused. He was fined one hundred thousand crowns for this. His truck had a drilling system on its low bed.

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Photo: Czech Police. Czech tonnage inspections are among the most specific in Europe. On the one hand, they allow for a fine to be issued for each tonne exceeding the norm or permit, while on the other, it is possible to simply refuse to weigh, paying a standardized fine. Interestingly, this right applies even to such heavy, clearly oversized combinations as a four-axle Volvo FH16 tractor with a six-axle tiefbett and a drilling rig. This ten-axl…