Control in Puttgarden: 15 violations of heavy goods traffic uncovered!

Control in Puttgarden: 15 violations of heavy goods traffic uncovered!

On Tuesday, the police in the Puttgarden ferry port carried out comprehensive control of trucks. A total of 83 vehicles were checked in this focus control, which was carried out by officials from the water protection police and the police motorway and district area Scharbeutz. The police found 15 violations, which were mainly in the areas of steering and rest periods as well as the load securing, such as the shz.de reported.

The control times extended from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., with various regulations such as the road traffic regulations and the road traffic registration regulations played a role. The violations found were three cases of non-compliance with rest and steering times as well as an overloaded sprinter, which was 10 percent above the permissible weight. In addition, a tractor -trailer was prohibited on the basis of technical defects. Further violations concerned defects in the load securing and exceeding speed. For vehicles over 7.5 tons, a permissible maximum speed of 60 km/h applies on country roads. In such a case, warnings were collected on site or the administrative offenses were created.

regulations for commercial traffic

Compliance with regulations in traffic is determined by various regulations and legal provisions. For example, the Regulation (eG) No. 561/2006 Use of digital trips who have been prescribed for vehicles since May 1, 2006. Specific regulations apply to commercial goods transport, which also affect the record obligations. Vehicles over 3.5 tons fall under the regulations for driving staff; If the vehicles are between 2.8 and 3.5 tons, drivers still have to lead manual records.

The daily steering time is set at a maximum of 9 hours, with a possible increase to 10 hours twice a week. In addition, the weekly rest is at least 45 hours, although certain exceptions can also apply here. Violations of these regulations can result in considerable fines that can be up to 5,000 euros for drivers and up to 30,000 euros for companies.