Lisburn businessman taken to court after employee fails to use tachograph on company vehicle
A Lisburn man, who employees 70 people in a business which has been operating for 80 years, has been fined for permitting failure to use a tachograph on one of the company’s vehicles.
Lisburn Magistrates Court was told that the offence came to light after an employee crashed a company vehicle on the Sheepwalk Road in Lisburn on May 6, 2025.
The court heard that during police enquiries into the incident, it was found that the lorry had been driven by someone else.
The defendant, Robert Armstrong (37), whose address was given as Stoneyford Road in Lisburn, told police the driver was an employee who drove when they were short-staffed.
A defence lawyer stated: "He employees 70 people and is the fourth generation in the company that had been trading for over 80 years.
"He has now got compliance systems in place.”
District Judge Rosie Watters imposed a fine of £300, as well as an offender’s levy of £15.