However, the two lay justices said that stopping the driver under Section 67 of the Road Traffic Act, rather than under Section 99 of the Transport Act 1968 - a circumstance created by the driver passing his tacho charts to the inspector through the window, rather than the inspector entering the cab - meant that the stop was unlawful.
These two lay justices should be “called to the bar” if only for a drink in the inn 
I am a great believer in justice and if the authorities bugger it up, they deserve to have cases chucked out and they need to dot their i’s and cross their t’s. It is not about supporting someone who has transgressed the law, it is about those who enforce it to understand it, carry it out properly and stop wasting our tax revenue on leaking or damp receptacles!