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Earlier this year, a fine was issued to our company for a transport offence. At the time, we were very surprised at the size of the fine, and therefore appealed against this. We are grateful to all those who offered their support.
Today, the appeal was successful and the total fine cost has been reduced to £10,000.
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.
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The comments made by Her Honour Justice Buckingham included;
Having reflected on the penalty and with respect to District Judge Qureshi, the fine imposed in the Magistrates Court was "manifestly excessive". Lynch were guilty of only a low level of culpability and harm, if in fact any harm at all had resulted from what was an offence of an entirely technical nature due to human error. The vehicle the subject of the offence was otherwise entirely compliant of relevant road regulations and continued safely on its journey as it was already being escorted by Lynch vehicles and there were no aggravating features to the offence at all. The fine is therefore reduced from £800,000 to £10,000.
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We respect the efforts of the Transport Police to ensure the safety of the communities we serve.
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