An overweight van was spotted driving eastbound on the M62 motorway, prompting authorities to pull it over in Thornham. The scrap van was dangerously overloaded, weighing 4150kgs or 18.5% more than the legal maximum weight limit. A prohibition order was issued until...
A truck driver was fined and the vehicle prohibited from driving after it was found to be overweight by 29% on an Operational policing unit Warwickshire site. The truck had been brought onto the site due to an insecure load. According to police, the flatbed truck was...
A van was stopped on the M4 by Wiltshire Road Policing Unit for being overweight. The van was found to be 12% overweight on the rear axle and 18% overweight on the gross. The second axle had an extra weight of 270 kgs, an overload of 12% and a gross overweight of 660...
Livingston Road Patrolling Unit spotted a vehicle on the M8 near J3 and took it to a weighbridge. The vehicle had an expired MOT dated 22/06/22, and its load was not secured. To their shock, they discovered that the vehicle’s rear axle was 34.2% overweight, and...
In a bizarre incident, West Yorkshire Police officers stopped a driver transporting a dangerously long load in Elland, near Halifax, West Yorkshire. The vehicle with the load was longer than a bus. To make matters worse, the driver had attached a hi-vis jacket to the...
