Gardaí in Naas, Co. Kildare have stopped a tractor and trailer heavily loaded with hay bales attempting to cross a weight-restricted bridge in Caragh.
The driver of the tractor was issued a caution and a fixed-charge penalty notice. There is no further information available at this time, gardaí said.
In a similar incident last month, gardaí in Co. Cork seized a car driven by an unaccompanied learner driver who was towing a trailer overloaded with improperly secured straw bales.
Gardaí
The car was stopped at a checkpoint near Ballyhooly, on the road between Mallow and Fermoy on September 22.
Gardaí said the trailer was “clearly overloaded”, and the driver had failed to ensure that the straw bales were secured properly.
The roads policing officers then found that the driver was on a leaner permit and was unaccompanied by a driver with a full licence, which gardaí said was the “last straw”.
The car was seized and fixed-charge penalties issued to the driver.
“Remember, you have a responsibility to ensure that your vehicle, and the loads you carry, are safe and that other road users can observe lights and signaling.
“Extra weight affects how your vehicle responds and increases your stopping distance,” An Garda Síochána said.