Card Pulling Driver Committed to Crown Court Following Tachograph Offences Escapes with a Fine

This driver, represented by Millicent Dooher, barrister, was sent to the Crown Court to be sentenced for 4 false record tachograph offences. Where these offences are dealt with in the Magistrates’ Court, these attract a fine only. Once they are referred to the Crown Court, the maximum sentence for each offence is 2 years custody.

Millicent was able to convince the Crown Court judge to deal with these by way of a fine only, rather than anything more severe, by reference to both the offences and to the driver’s personal circumstances.

The DVSA, Courts and Traffic Commissioner all take false record offences very seriously- they are a fraud!