A local road haulage firm has been fined in a local court for tachograph breaches. GFH Farrelly, Knock, Castletown was prosecuted by the Road Safety Authority. Prosecuting solicitor David McEntee said that the Rsa operated a roadside stop and during that stop downloaded data from the tachograph. They discovered that there hadn’t been any download for 90 days, as was required. They also discovered that the vehicle was not on a road operator’s licence at the time.
Gavin Farrelly indicated that he was trying to get a road operator’s licence at the time. “He was having some bureaucratic difficulties and that’s why the vehicle wasn’t on a licence”, he said. Mr McEntee said the defendant also indicated that the vehicle had been off the road for some considerable time, although not for all of the 90 days. The vehicle was now on a licence. He added that there were previous convictions, mainly in the waste management prosecutions brought by Meath County Council.
A defence solicitor confirmed that a vehicle mentioned in the prosecution case had been off the road, but not for all of the 90 days. In regard to the operator’s licence he had a licence that was granted in April 2020. It expired in April 2025 and had been in constant communication with the Rsa and the department in an effort to renew it. The licence was renewed in July 2025. He said he had contacted Mr McEntee’s office to say there would be a guilty plea. Judge Gerry Jones imposed fines of €1,000 on each of two charges with six months to pay.
