Dumbarton crime: Lorry drivers reported for commercial offences

The three HGV drivers were pulled over by Dumbarton Road Police at the Midross section of the A82 on Thursday.

Officers checked for tachograph infringements as part of Commercial Vehicle Week, with the aim of combating professional drivers spending too long on the road.

Yesterday on the #A82^[1] #DumbartonRP^[2] carried out checks on HGV's as part of #CommercialVehicleWeek^[3]. 3 drivers were reported for Tachograph infringements and a few more warned for minor breaches of driving time 🚛 ⏰

We will continue to check Tachographs regularly.#DriveSmart pic.twitter.com/GXwldYuHK2^[4][5]

— Road Policing Scotland (@PSOSRoads) July 21, 2023^[6]

A tachograph is used to monitor truck driver's speed, driving time and distance travelled.

To avoid committing tachograph offences, drivers must not be on the road more than:

• Nine hours in one day (or ten hours twice a week)
• 56 hours in one week
• 90 hours in two consecutive weeks

There are also rules around rest periods, including taking a 45-minute break every four and a half hours of driving.

Police said: “We will continue to check Tachographs regularly.”

References

1. ^{^} #A82 (twitter.com)
2. ^{^} #DumbartonRP (twitter.com)
3. ^{^} #CommercialVehicleWeek (twitter.com)
4. ^{^} #DriveSmart (twitter.com)
5. ^{^} pic.twitter.com/GXwldYuHK2 (t.co)
6. ^{^} July 21, 2023 (twitter.com)