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Lorries targeted

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Lorry drivers who flout weight restrictions in Bath city centre were the target of a police operation.

Two officers and a police motorcyclist stopped and checked vehicles in George Street.

It followed concerns raised at the latest city centre Partners and Communities Together meeting about the number of heavy goods vehicles that travel through Bath.

The weight limit in the city centre is 7.5 tonnes, but lorries making local deliveries are exempt.

Breaching the limit carries a £30 fixed penalty.

However, during the police operation all the lorries checked were found to be operating within the weight restrictions.

City centre beat manager PC Mark Hodder said: "It was a valuable exercise nonetheless in that it sent out a clear and visible message to lorry drivers and to local residents that we will be enforcing the weight restrictions."


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