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Increasing complexity

Heavy vehicle legislation is becoming increasingly complex. Remember when they said the Heavy Vehicle National Law (HVNL) would make things easy to understand? We see the whole range of offences and enforcement across the country here at Highway Advocates, and they have us scratching our heads on more than one occasion. This month’s column will detail a few that might have you scratching yours.

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