PENALTIES

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PENALTIES DEPOSITS SCHEME
Phillip Crook Senior Traffic Examiner
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GRADUATED FIXED PENALTIES DEPOSITS SCHEME

• Effective sanction against foreign drivers.
• Consistency in sanctioning of UK drivers.
• Less time consuming prosecution process

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What are FPs and Deposits

• Fixed Penalties issued for majority of offences.
• Overloading and Drivers Hours offences graduated
  upon severity.
• More serious offending e.g. false records are
  prosecuted.
• Deposit (payable immediately) required where no
  satisfactory UK address provided.

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GRADUATED FIXED PENALTIES DEPOSITS SCHEME
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Roadworthiness
Roadworthiness
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Examples non-GB Operator
Roadworthiness

• Headlamp bulb out, night time Issue FP (logic is
  that should have been picked up by driver in
  driving vehicle)
• Clearly longstanding deep cut in tyre on steered
  axle Issue FP (logic is that should have been
  picked up by driver on walk around check)
• Significant suspension immediate prohibition
  problem Issue FP (should have been picked up by
  operator driver is agent of operator)
• Headlamp bulb out, rainy foggy day No FP issued
  (although immediate prohibition), but defect
  likely to have occurred on current journey and
  would not have been necessarily have been picked
  up driving the vehicle).

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24/7 Working

• HRTI teams are located across the country
• They deal with all types of commercial vehicles
• Taking action against drivers and operators for
  all offences and roadworthiness defects found

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Immobilisation

• Prohibitions
• Fail to Pay Deposit (Non UK address)
• Examiners discretion
• Previous history of driving off etc.