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Chas wrote:TM's got a letter through from Trading Standards saying they've observed one of our 15t vehicles drive into & along a road with a 7.5t limit and they're asking all sorts of questions. Apparently, although I don't remember, I was driving at the time.

What's the worst that can happen? The TM has never come across this before so I'm assuming it's a pretty rare occurrance. I would add that the letter looks genuine & not someone phishing.

Is it a road you use often or first time use - would think you get away with warning but push your luck and TC might get involved? (But I'm not an expert on this you might have to wait for ROG to reply ). In Essex it's a trading standards affair. I got a letter about the restriction in Witham when I took the lowloader through in July.

I was observed travelling through the restriction and did not stop to collect or deliver goods in the restricted area. I wrote back and explained where I'd come from, where I was going and that it was my understanding (albeit wrong) that the turning I needed was within the restricted area. I also stated that the route which would have been better for me was over a 7.5t weak bridge and that at the other end of the restriction there is a sign that says 7.5t and underneath1/2mile.

I pointed out that I would usually turn at the crossroads and hadn't studied the sign, I was just aware it was there. I got a letter back saying they were not going to take it any further but to count it as a warning. Apparently it's a criminal offence to break them and could end up with a £1000 fine.

They have prosecuted and fined one driver £1000 for repeatedly ignoring this very restriction. He worked for Brakes and would have a delivery just before and just after the restricted 1/4 mile section, he ignored it ( and the warnings) rather than go back out to the A12 and do about 5 miles to get there. SENIOR MEMBER Posts: 4320 Joined: Tue Feb 07, 2006 9:54 pm Location: Stuck in the mud •. I have found numerous roads with weight restrictions,the problem being some signs are either missing or are only visible once you have turned into the road itself. Others are covered with foilage.

I got caught in the 44 tonne truck years ago and got a £30 fine by a traffic cop, Have a look at the road if the sign is not on the approach, and only appears in the road you have entered then the sign is of no use. Example turning left from a major to minor SENIOR MEMBER Posts: 455 Joined: Sat May 17, 2008 7:32 pm Location: tamworth staffs •. I got caught a few years back. I missed the wallasey tunnel and went through the birkenhead tunnel which had a 7.5 ton weight limit, There were no signs until it was too late, so i carried on.

And there was plod at the peage. Must be a regular occurance this i thought. £350 fine plus £60 costs. So i wrote back and explained some regulation about the fine fitting the crime and they have acted unlawfully and are in breach of blah blah blah law. So they retracted it. Boyz Ii Men Legacy Greatest Hits Collection Rapidshare Download. Which was nice. As far as i can remember it is not an endorsable offence.

It all depends on the reason behind any 7.5t weight limit. Most are there to stop large vehicles driving through residential/built up town centre areas and taking short cuts. There will not be any weak structure in the road,thats why buses and large vehicles requiring access are exempt and some drivers just get a slap on the wrist. The other reason is a genuine weak structure in the road (not always obvious),so if you get caught going through a restriction due to a weak bridge etc you are more likely to be prosecuted compared to going through a limit which 'local residents' have pestered their local council to put in force to stop trucks taking a short cut etc. Polite letter from TM to trading standards is in order; driver was trying to deliver to so-and-so, took directions from local resident, followed them, etc.

Add apology and comment that driver has been reprimanded and will be more careful in future. Should do the trick for first offence. Had a similar issue with a snotty woman just outside Stroud last year, when I was following a diversion caused by the flooding. Politely told her that she should complain to her local council, or perhaps move back to London where she'd be less likely to find bulk tippers delivering to farms! As previous posters have said, most of these limits are put up by councils responding to NIMBY whingers. SENIOR MEMBER Posts: 2962 Joined: Sat Jan 28, 2006 8:53 pm. I drive a 44t wagon and drag and 75% of my work is household effects all over the country and i obviously come across these problems daily but when you have to get to a house in the middle of a housing estate whats a driver suppose to do?