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But thats the point. Its cheaper to use tractors using red diesel than use an appropriate lorry. However the rules state that you are not allowed to use red diesel in a tractor for hauling rubble unless you are have got the rubble of your own land.
So have you got evidence abuse of the rules yet ?
Thanks goodness that it didn't take long to lose the point of the OP which was tractors damaging the road. Heaven forbid that we stay on topic too long.
So this report appeared in the local paper yesterday. Turns out the farm in question doesn't like playing by the rules. Obviously this has nothing to do with driving tractors on the road with red diesel when potentially you shouldn't be doing / poor driving etc, but does make you think...
The council has issued an enforcement notice for Trefarclawdd Farm owner Yareal, telling the farming business to stop bringing in materials being used to raise the level of livestock buildings on the site by four metres
The owner has also been ordered to remove areas of unapproved hardstanding, restore the land to former levels, fill in an underground slurry system, return the buildings to their approved size and fill in two balancing pools..
As to the road damage, highways have now marked it up ready to be repaired. So as tax payers we are paying for their damage doing something they shouldnt have been doing in the first place.
The owner has also been ordered to remove areas of unapproved hardstanding
Does that mean theyve got to take it all out again, with tractors, along the road?
Does that mean theyve got to take it all out again, with tractors, along the road?
That was my thought exactly !
The reality is nothing will happen, they just wont expand any further. The quarry wont buy back the rubble I would doubt
Destruction of roads. IMHO this is an issue for the Local Authority. It's probably a balance between upgrading old drovers' roads at huge expense to cope with 31T tractors and doing smaller, cheaper repairs. Agicultural or haulage will still cause damage
Are they speeding? – Yes followed them doing more than 24 mph – The local FB page has had complaints and the contract owner even stated that at no time do his drivers exceed 30mph.
Tractor speed limit is generally 40km/h (almost 25mph), but some, up to 2.55m wide, can legally do 40mph. This was amended in 2015 along with other changes, e.g. higher weight limits, etc. This is observable by you
No operator's licensing for agriculture. This is observable by you...either a blue or a green disc where the tax disc used to go and the same diameter
No requirement to "MoT" an agricultural tractor and trailer but it must be roadworthy. This is to some extent observable by you
Red diesel is still available to farming, horticulture and forestry. Not observable
£0 for agricultural VED. Not observable
Limited driver's hours requirements. Not observable
I'd suggest that any observable issues should be reported to DVSA/police as one might lead to another