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Portuguese court rules road transport liability for hidden cargo excess lies with the shipper, not the carrier.

Case Number 0052813
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Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
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Outcome Dismissed
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The Tribunal da Relação de Lisboa dismissed the appeal regarding liability for road cargo transport violations. The court established that the carrier is responsible for declared weight discrepancies, while the shipper bears liability for excess weight discovered only through official police weighing. This distinction was based on the principle that the declared weight serves as prima facie evidence against the carrier, whereas unreported excesses are the shipper's fault.

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TRANSPORTE RODOVIÁRIO CARGA DO VEÍCULO EXCESSO GUIAS CONTRA-ORDENAÇÃO RESPONSABILIDADE

Keywords

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road cargo transport excess weight liability transport guide declaration police weighing authority shipper responsibility

Cited Legislation

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DL 366/90 de 1990/11/24, art. 15 n.º 1-b
DL 433/82 de 1982/10/27, art. 75 n.º 1

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[Nº CONVENCIONAL] JTRL00015445

[Nº DO DOCUMENTO] RL199801210052813

[PRIVACIDADE] 1

[TEXTO INTEGRAL] N

[URL] https://www.dgsi.pt/jtrl.nsf/33182fc732316039802565fa00497eec/B1B2AC4314EEE716802568030005140C?OpenDocument

SUMÁRIO

I - A responsabilidade pelo excesso de carga declarada na guia de transporte é do transportador, não, sendo a entidade autuante obrigada a proceder a pesagem da carga, embora o possa fazer.

II - Porém, a responsabilidade pelo excesso de carga que não figura na guia de transporte, mas que resulta da pesagem efectiva levada a cabo pela autoridade policial, é do expedidor.

III - O peso declarado na guia de transporte serve como meio de prova contra o transportador.