VI invests 13m gift in hi-tech systems
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• More details have emerged on how the Vehicle Inspectorate will use its £3m Budget allocation to up the ante on cowboy operators. More sophisticated IT systems are an integral part of the plans.
Fatal accidents involving HGVs will be examined more closely by checking computer databases for poor maintenance records, drivers' hours offences and licensing problems.
The VI will look at linking its operator database with the police accident database; it is employing two new fullWHERE ME ,E3m WILL GO
time staff to work solely in this area.
The agency will also be spending some of the money to increase the number of roadside checks, extend its advice and education programme, and make more raids on operators suspected of flouting the law.
"We're going to be more multi-faceted in dealing with the issues out there," says VI operations director Bob Tatchell, "The rogues and rascals we'll deal with; those who want to do a good job we'll help educate; and those doing a good job we'll interfere with as little as possible."