Victory for mobile crane operators in police row

Mobile crane operators have won a major legal victory in a long-running dispute  with West Midlands Police.
More than 60 cases against operators have now been dropped by the Crown Prosecution Service after a test trial at Birmingham Magistrates Court involving two mobile crane operators and two drivers collapsed.
West Midlands Police alleged that cranes were travelling during prohibited periods, which in their view meant they were no longer operating lawfully under the relevant road transpo