A €200 fine and penalty points were issued.
A recovery truck driver has been fined for carrying excess weight in Laois.
The Roads Policing Unit stopped the small recovery vehicle, which was carrying a large SUV, at a checkpoint in Cappakeel yesterday.
Gardaí suspected it was in excess of its maximum design weight.
The truck was taken to a local designated weigh bridge where it was found to be 300kgs overweight.
A €200 fine and penalty points were issued.