An Isle of Anglesey operator of an agricultural tractor has been ordered to pay fines and costs totalling £454 for brake defects. John Williams of Llangaffo, Caerwen, pleaded guilty before the Yns Mon Magistrates to using a vehicle when the mechanical brake components and actuators were not maintained in a roadworthy condition.
The Magistrates were told that a John Deere tractor coupled to a Moxy trailer was the subject of a roadside check on the A55 at Dalar Hir, Holyhead. When the
tractor and trailer were examined it was found that the service brake was disconnected and not operating on a road wheel. The brake actuator rod was fractured rendering the brake inoperative at the first offside axle. A brake pipe was damaged and had failed and the brake hoses connection coupling between the drawing vehicle and the trailer was missing. The brake lining material on the second offside axle was so contaminated that it was likely to affect the braking efficiency.
Williams was fined £290 and ordered to pay prosecution costs of £164.
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