How Italy and France our truckers walk to glands

Posted on 15-06-2016 at 9:24 by MauritsH – 53 Comments”

A few forgotten stamps or fifteen minutes too long behind the wheel; it can unsuspecting truckers in France or Italy just cost thousands of dollars.

Think the Heart of the Netherlands (©) intro for a moment, will you. To the extent that the antics, because the haulier Ronald S would finally have a small capital is lost due to multiple light “offences”. The man was removed because of violation of overtaking prohibition in Italy, because he was a few cars wanted to insert, and therefore, own the left lane came home. With the police that followed this the misery began.

S had, according to the tachograph (literally) a minute to long drove and a few minutes of time behind the wheel sat. Result: a fine all together above the 5,000-euro suits. Including the above-mentioned bills without stamps and mandatory costs à 18.000 euro is S in two months about 70.000 euro poorer. Besides, he had to car and driver’s license to leave at the desk.

According to Transport and Logistics the Netherlands, Italy and France are known to be hard to act against violations by foreign drivers. The organization suspects that both countries have their “own” drivers want to protect. Instead, advocates TLN for a uniform European approach, in which no space is for countries that on their own, the thickest fines unsubscribe for relatively light offences. (via: AD)

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