SOE Haulage fined £1,100 for tachograph offences

A Dungannon, County Tyrone, operator has been fined £1,100 for tachograph offences that included failing to check that it was complying with the law.

SOE Haulage, which has an O-licence authorising up to 10 vehicles and 10 trailers from two operating centres in Portadown and Benurb, Antrim, appeared at Dungannon Magistrates’ Court on 9 February following an investigation by the Driver and Vehicle Agency.

It was fined £700 for four counts of employing a driver who failed to take a daily rest; £200 for two counts of employing a driver who exceeded the daily driving limit; and £200 for not carrying out regular checks to ensure the business was complying with EU drivers’ hours rules.

The company was also charged a £15 offenders levy.