Permit Delays and Non-Compliance
According to Robert Smedley, Managing Director of Smedley's Engineers, big-name PBS operators are "running hot" along the Hume Highway to avoid permit fees and processing delays.
"In Victoria there is an issue with a lot of operators that are running hot, without permits, without Smart OBM, vehicles that don’t comply with the PBS permits that they’ve got,"
Smedley alleges that these operators are flouting the! laws because the rewards outweigh the risks, and when caught, the resulting fines are not a lasting deterrent.
- Operators are running non-compliant to permit conditions daily on the Hume Highway.
- Inadequate policing in Victoria allows some operators to run overweight.
Author's summary: Operators evade permit fees and delays by running non-compliant.