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Wed 11 Nov 2009Tachograph penalty points not part of new Bill
THE ROAD SAFETY Authority (RSA) has failed to have penalty points introduced for a number of haulage-related road traffic offences in new road traffic legislation.
Despite requesting that points be incurred by bus and truck drivers who break tachograph rules – which limit the number of hours a driver spends at the wheel – the Road Traffic Bill 2009, published at the end of last month, makes no provision for this.
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