OPP take 14 commercial vehicles out of service following inspections in Belleville area
Ontario Provincial Police say half of the commercial vehicles that underwent recent inspections in the Belleville area had to be taken off the roads for safety violations.
Police said the OPP East Region Highway Safety Division, the Quinte West OPP, Belleville City Police, and the Ministry of Transportation inspected 25 vehicles in a recent blitz. Of those, 14 were taken out of service due to safety defects and three had licence plates removed because of major defects, the OPP said.
The OPP laid 23 charges for violations such as overweight vehicles, expired annuals, emissions violations, pre-trip inspection violations, and improper tires, brakes, and registrations.
Fines for Highway Traffic Act violations are typically higher for commercial vehicles than they are for personal vehicles.
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