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We are aware of a recent post shared by Birmingham Police on social media regarding a fine issued to our company.
We are strong supporters of vehicle safety and are still very surprised with the size of the fine, which is disproportionately high considering the clerical error in specifying the wrong vehicle registration mark. Had the vehicle used been specified on the movement notification (as it had in the past, on the very same route with the very same load) it would have been entirely legal, with very low culpability and no risk of harm to persons or the environment.
Our legal team had expected a fine of between £7k and £25k for this offence. An appeal against the size of fine is underway which we hope will be successful.
A clerical error led to an invalid movement notification, but our systems do not allow a vehicle to carry an unsafe load, so safety was never compromised.
The webmaster has been notified.
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