§ Mr. Thomas Coxasked the Minister of Transport how many prosecutions there were during the past 12 months against lorry owners for allowing their lorries to be overloaded; and if he will give the highest and lowest fine that was imposed on conviction.
§ Mr. Kenneth ClarkeI regret that the information is not available in the form requested. However, during 1978 2,111 lorry operators were prosecuted by this Department's enforcement officers for overloading offences. The average fine was £ 57.72. Similar information about prosecutions by police and local authorities is not readily available.