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Roadside enforcement excluded from plan
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ISSUING PROHIBITIONS at the roadside may not be a part of the outsourcing proposal.
A presentation made to Vosa staff at a monthly meeting in March suggested that routine enforcement -operatorf leet checks, vehicle examinations, and test centre visits-could be included in the PPP option with roadside enforcement support.
However, stopping trucks for roadside checks would be "out of scope", the presentation suggests, as would vehicle impounding and targeted enforcement. Routine enforcement and support are seen as a "grey area".
Vasa has always predicted that all regulation, monitoring and standards would remain under its direct control, but this is the first time that roadside enforcement has not appeared as a privatisation option. Possibly it has been removed in response to public safety concerns.
The only part of the list marked "sale option" is testing-the disposal of test stations has long been mooted as a solution tothe extensive refurbishment and overhaul of locations that is needed.
While the trade unions remain concerned that privatising any part of vehicle enforcement and testing could compromise road safety, Vosa is adamant that safety will remain a key criterion, along with quality of service.
It says that if the minister chooses the PPP route, little will change during the procurement process which would take at least two years.