Increasing the penalties for driving hour and rest period violations, working time legislation violations and for exceeding vehicle-specific axle and bogie loads and gross vehicle weights

The Investigation Commission recommends that the Ministry of Transport and Communications take action to make the penalties and other consequences that are imposed for driving hour and rest period violations, working time legislation violations and for exceeding vehicle-specific axle and bogie loads and gross vehicle weights more severe. Penalties and consequences should bear real significance to the driver and to the haulier as well as to those in the transport chain who with their own actions, by giving inadequate or incorrect information, by using their right to direct work or by applying other such direct control, have contributed to the arising of an unlawful situation.