Steve Rees Total Tool

[headbanger193]

Iv just had word from Graham Heywood that Steve Rees has let VOSA into the pits at Belle Vue during the meeting so they can check all the wagons, vans and transporters, whilst the drive is racing.

[Aub]

He is a tit and will always be a tit. he must be making some money out of it somewhere.. W*nker

[wrighty496]

i don't think he's actually allowed to stop their access - he's the promoter of the meeting, NOT the track owner.

[xTx]

VOSA have a go anywhere right pretty much. Only good thing is that if they found defects they wouldn't fine people as there trucks were off road at the time. The trucks would mostly be unloaded too. They'd still PG9 them though meaning they couldn't be driven on road until fixed.

 

Either way there's no need for VOSA to be targetting racers, plenty of cowboys out there on the motorways to play with.

[Knobby]

should be legal anyway!,lol

[Counter552]

Try stopping VOSA and please stop using this forum to slander promoters.

[Lee]

Are we not allowed discussions?

[Counter552]

Are we not allowed discussions?

 

Of course we are allowed discussion, but please read the the forum rules if you want to use the forum to verbally attack individuals.

[xTx]

should be legal anyway!,lol

VOSA pulled our fully charged tanker trailer and gave it a suspended PG9 for an ABS warning light being on, then let it go! We were left scratching our heads trying to work out if it was legal or not. Surely a brake system issue is an immediate stop! So we ran it to the disposal site and discharged the load then back to base for repair. We then couldn't get a slot at VOSA Mitcham for a week to get the suspended PG9 cleared. They advised us on the phone that so long as we'd fixed it it was fine to use until they saw it. They the saw it and weren't happy and rebooked it for the following day again allowing us to drive it. Finally they lifted the suspension.

 

At which point it was legal or illegal is anyones guess, its all open to interpretation by whichever examiner sees it!

[COURTY 334]

VOSA are £30m in debt so they'll do everything to earn back some pennies by targetting banger drivers with transits. A transit + tools + mondeo on the back is overweight by around 400kg, very easy target. Hopefully Cameron will cut spending on VOSA so they disappear

[TRAV365]

dont see what the problem is if you run legal then theres nothing to worry about plain and simple if your running ilegal then tuff its your own fault

[jay427]

dont see what the problem is if you run legal then theres nothing to worry about plain and simple if your running ilegal then tuff its your own fault

 

Not saying it right or wrong but i think u will find that most race transporters for oval racing are either very close or over the limit, with all the people and spares plus car there is alot of weight there !! i no are lorry was always on the edge prob just over !!!

 

Jay

Edited July 5, 2010 by jay427

[xTx]

In fairness to vosa about the one thing they coudn't check at a track is vehicle weight as there's no weighbridge + you can't be overloaded on private property, like all defects its only an offence when the vehicle is operated on a public highway. Another point to consider is that you are not technically guilty of being overweight until your journey passes a public weighbridge. If you started your journey unsure of your weight then by law you can drive to your closest public weighbridge and if you find you are overweight then you could remove the excess weight before continuing your journey and no offence would be committed.

 

For this reason its fairly rare for VOSA to prosecute for weight, they are much more focused on dangerous loads and visible defects that a driver should spot during his daily walk around check. That and red deisel and dodgy tachos of course.