Two drivers have been fined a total of £1,970 for driving overweight vehicles.
In the first case on November 14, 2024, Thames Valley Police and trading standards officers were engaged in road traffic enforcement activities in the area of Longshot Lane in Bracknell.
At about 11h48 hours they observed a Nissan Cabstar travelling along Longshot Lane. The vehicle appeared to them to be heavily laden, and was directed to a weighbridge. It was found to be overweight by 980kg (28%) and the rear
axle weight was exceeded by 740kg (33.33%).
At a hearing on June 6, at Reading Magistrates Court, the vehicle’s owner and operator pleaded guilty and was ordered to pay a fine of £650, £180 contribution towards costs and £250 Victim’s Surcharge.
Also on November 14, officers observed an Iveco Daily travelling along Longshot Lane. The vehicle appeared to them to be heavily laden and was directed to a weighbridge. It was found to be overweight by 620kg (17.71%), and the rear axle weight exceeded by 120kg (4.6%).
At a hearing on June 6, 2025 at Reading Magistrates Court, the vehicle’s owner and operator was found guilty in his absence and ordered to pay a fine of £500, £180 contribution towards costs and £200 Victim’s Surcharge.
The Public Protection Partnership undertakes routine patrols with Thames Valley Police to check for overweight goods vehicles and, where appropriate, prosecutes drivers and/or operators under the Road Traffic Act 1988.
That Act makes it an offence to drive or to use on a public road an overloaded vehicle, namely a vehicle which exceeds its maximum plated weight for gross, axle(s) or train weight.
