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Public
Weighbridges
Before an operator
makes a weighbridge available for public use, for which a charge is made,
the operator of must have a certificate
which is issued by the Trading Standards Service following satisfactory
completion of a proficiency test. To obtain the certificate, the
operator needs to be
familiar with legislation relating to weighbridge equipment and its operation,
particularly Section 20 of Weights and Measures Act 1985.
The following are some examples of the knowledge required:
- Operate the specific
weighbridge satisfactorily, including operation of any attached PC
based equipment and ticket printers and perform basic arithmetic
- Understand their
duties as a weighbridge operator, e.g ensuring the vehicle is fully
on the weighbridge plate and no persons including the driver or any
passengers are in the vehicle or on the plate
- How at all times
to keep the weighbridge ‘balanced’, i.e. showing a zero
reading, when empty and the methods by which zero is maintained. ‘Balance’
can be affected by dirt and weather conditions. An incorrect ‘balance’
will give incorrect weighings. Attendants should be aware of common
faults which may cause inaccurate weighings.
- Complete any
weighbridge tickets and associated documentation satisfactorily. This
is to include
the date and time of weighing, the registration number of the vehicle
and particulars of the load.
- If an error is
made when making out a weigh ticket no alterations should be made
- the ticket must be cancelled and a new one issued.
- Understand potential
frauds which may unknowingly be assisted by a weighbridge operator
- Records must
be kept and produced if asked by Trading Standards for a period of
2 years.
Please contact us
for the full details of how to bring into operation a public weighbridge
and how to acquire certification.
graham.godbold@shropshire-cc.gov.uk
Any public weighbridge
attendant who commits any of the following will be guilty of an offence:
- Without reasonable cause
fails to carry out a weighing on request
- Carries out a weighing
unfairly
- Fails provide
a written record of the weight recorded
- Fails to make an accurate
record of the weighing, including the time and date of it and, when
weighing a vehicle, such particulars of the vehicle and any load on
it as will identify that vehicle and that load
- Provides a false statement
of any weight found or makes a false record of any weighing
- Commits any fraud in connection
with any weighing or purported weighing
All public weighbridges are regularly tested for accuracy
as part of our inspection programme
We have prepared a list of the public weighbridges in
the Shropshire County Council area.
| RJ
Slater & Son |
Broadlands,
Baschurch, Shrewsbury, SY4 2EQ
|
01939
260241 |
| Charles
Ransford & Son |
Station
Street, Bishops Castle, SY9 5AQ |
01588
638331 |
| W
H Williamson & Son |
Quatt
Farm, Quatt, Bridgnorth, WV15 6HF
|
01746
780049 |
| E.G.
Brown |
Poplars
Farm, Skimblescott, Much Wenlock, TF13 6QP |
01746
785665 |
| Hanson
Aggregates |
Clee
Hill, Ludlow, SY8 3QA |
01584
890516 |
| J
R Truck & Trailer |
Farmore
Mills, Craven Arms, SY7 9QQ |
01588
672283 |
| H.
Evason & Co. Dorrington Sand & Gravel Quarries |
Dorrington,
Shrewsbury, SY5 7ED
|
01743
718276 |
| Ellesmere
Sand & Gravel Co. Ltd. |
Wood
Lane, Ellesmere, SY12 0HY |
01691
626262 |
| GH
& DP Jones |
Red
House Farm, Hordley, Ellesmere, SY12 9BL |
01939
270243 |
| David
Davies |
New
House Farm, Minsterley, SY5 0HR |
01743
791217 |
| Lloyds
(Animal) Feeds Ltd. |
Moreton
Mill, Moreton, Nr Oswestry, SY10 8BH |
01691
830741 |
| J.
Warner & Sons |
Kinton
Farm, Kinton, Nesscliffe, SY4 1AZ |
01743
741211 |
| Tudor
Griffiths |
Maesbury
Road, Oswestry, SY10 8HA
|
01691
671669 |
| WJ
Furber Ltd |
Eight
Gables, Upper Battlefield, Shrewsbury, SY4 3DB |
01939
210208 |
| Kerry
Ingredients |
Clee
Hill Road, Burford, Tenbury Wells, WR15 8HD |
01584
810366 |
| Greenvale |
Stoke
Heath, Tern Hill, TF9 2JJ |
01630
638584 |
| Ed
Weetman Ltd. |
Stoke
Heath, Tern Hill, TF9 2LQ |
01630
638584 |
| Grove
Feeds |
Chester
Road, Stoke Heath, Tern Hill, TF9 2JQ |
01630
638417 |
| Timberlink |
Sutton
Road, Tern Hill, TF9 2JH |
01630
638111 |
| Lloyd
Jones |
Hall
Farm, Westbury, Shrewsbury, SY5 9QP |
01743
884414 |
| Shrewsbury
and Atcham Borough Council |
Weeping
Cross, Shrewsbury, SY5 6HY |
01743281155 |
Please check with the named
operator for the opening time and the fee charged.
This list was updated March 2008 and is subject to change.
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