UK Farmer sentenced after neighbor films child in tractor cab
A farmer has been ordered to pay out £3,500 for riding a tractor with his grandchild in the cab. ** Media Release ** Video footage taken by a neighbour captured the moment Howard Walters, 78, allowed one of his grandchildren to illegally ride in his tractor. (Photo: Health and Safety Executive) He was spotted with the pre-teen child in the tractor cab in January 2021 as he fed cattle on his farm in South Wales. Mr Walters had already been issued with a prohibition notice by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) after admitting to inspectors he allowed his grandchildren to ride in his tractor. However, just two months later, he was filmed by his neighbor breaching the terms of that notice. A HSE inspector who investigated Mr Walters said the law was 'very clear', as children under 13 are specifically prohibited from driving or riding on or in any agricultural machine, including the tractor cab. At the time of committing the offence, Mr Walters, who farms near Swansea, wa