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❓ A WA parliamentary question seeks data on tow truck compliance checks conducted by Main Roads Heavy Vehicle Compliance over the past five years, including the number of non-compliant trucks and their subsequent compliance status. The answer provides the requested data and clarifies the inspection process for non-compliant vehicles.

AnsweredQoN 5189Legislative Assembly

Asked

11 June 2019

Member

Mr P.A. Katsambanis

Portfolio

Transport; Planning

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I refer the Minister to compliance checks for tow trucks, and ask: (a) How many random compliance checks have been conducted by Main Roads Heavy Vehicle Compliance in each of the past five years, and year to date; (b) In the past five years, and year to date, how many tow trucks were found to be non-compliant; and (c) Of the tow trucks found to be non-compliant, how many then later returned having passed compliance inspections?

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Answered

7 August 2019

Responded by

Minister for Transport; Planning

Response time

10 days

(a) 2014 – 4; 2015 – 2; 2016 – 4; 2017 – 5; 2018 – 7; YTD – 1
(b) 2014 – 4; 2015 – 2; 2016 – 4; 2017 – 2 2018 – 2; YTD – 0
(c) All non-compliant tow trucks issued with vehicle defect notices are required to be inspected at an authorised Department of Transport Vehicle Inspection Station before being allowed back on the road.

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