A method of determining whether a given load cell of a multiple-load cell vehicle weighing scale is operating properly or is operating improperly due to a faulty load cell or deliberate or inappropriate manipulation of the load cells, said weighing scale including a rectangular scale platform that is supported from beneath by a plurality of load cells (LC1-LC8) being arranged in two spaced-apart rows (R1, R2) aligned in the direction of normal vehicle travel across the scale platform, wherein corresponding load cells from each row (R1; R2) form load cell pairs (LC1-LC2, LC3-LC4, LC5-LC6, LC7-LC8), said method including evaluating the condition of said given load cell of a multiple-load cell vehicle weighing scale, said evaluating comprising: - identifying a dynamically changing, normal weight transfer pattern of behavior associated with the outputs of each load cell during a typical operation of weighing a vehicle on the vehicle weighing scale including entering, moving on, optionally stopping on and exiting the scale platform; - extracting from the weight transfer patterns of behavior, the expected state condition for each of the load cells of the scale for different vehicle positions that will normally exist during a typical vehicle weighing operation, said expected state condition including as caveats that one end-pair of load cells is the first load cell pair to experience a load and that two load cells of a given load cell pair experience a left-right load simultaneously; - comparing the actual load cell state conditions observed during a given vehicle weighing operation to the expected load cell state conditions; and - analyzing the results of the comparison for each load cell for said determining. said weighing scale including a rectangular scale platform that is supported from beneath by a plurality of load cells (LC1-LC8) being arranged in two spaced-apart rows (R1, R2) aligned in the direction of normal vehicle travel across the scale platform, wherein corresponding load cells from each row (R1; R2) form load cell pairs (LC1-LC2, LC3-LC4, LC5-LC6, LC7-LC8), said method including evaluating the condition of said given load cell of a multiple-load cell vehicle weighing scale, said evaluating comprising: - identifying a dynamically changing, normal weight transfer pattern of behavior associated with the outputs of each load cell during a typical operation of weighing a vehicle on the vehicle weighing scale including entering, moving on, optionally stopping on and exiting the scale platform; - extracting from the weight transfer patterns of behavior, the expected state condition for each of the load cells of the scale for different vehicle positions that will normally exist during a typical vehicle weighing operation, said expected state condition including as caveats that one end-pair of load cells is the first load cell pair to experience a load and that two load cells of a given load cell pair experience a left-right load simultaneously; - comparing the actual load cell state conditions observed during a given vehicle weighing operation to the expected load cell state conditions; and - analyzing the results of the comparison for each load cell for said determining. - identifying a dynamically changing, normal weight transfer pattern of behavior associated with the outputs of each load cell during a typical operation of weighing a vehicle on the vehicle weighing scale including entering, moving on, optionally stopping on and exiting the scale platform; - extracting from the weight transfer patterns of behavior, the expected state condition for each of the load cells of the scale for different vehicle positions that will normally exist during a typical vehicle weighing operation, said expected state condition including as caveats that one end-pair of load cells is the first load cell pair to experience a load and that two load cells of a given load cell pair experience a left-right load simultaneously; - comparing the actual load cell state conditions observed during a given vehicle weighing operation to the expected load cell state conditions; and - analyzing the results of the comparison for each load cell for said determining.