The results are in for the 2021 Halton Police commercial motor vehicle inspection blitz.
This year’s blitz was held from Tuesday, October 5th to Wednesday, October 6th at Woodbine Mohawk Park. The goal was to conduct proactive enforcement and ensure compliance with legislation pertaining to mechanical fitness, weights, load security, safety and licencing.
With the help of neighbouring police services and agencies, officers were able to inspect 402 commercial motor vehicles with the following results:
- 126 Vehicles taken out of service (31% failure rate)
- Total charges laid (Provincial Offence Notices): 253
- Sets of licence plates seized by police: 8
- Mandatory Alcohol Screenings conducted: 135
How that compares to the 2020 results:
- Total commercial motor vehicles inspected: 340
- Total commercial motor vehicles taken out of service: 96 (28% failure rate)
- Total charges laid: 250
- Sets of licence plates seized by police: 7
Mandatory Alcohol Screenings at the blitz also led to licence suspensions for four drivers (this number was three in 2020).
Cst. Mark Dickson with our @HRPSCMV Unit walks us through just one example of why we work so closely with our road safety partners to conduct commercial motor vehicle inspections and enforcement. pic.twitter.com/nIZmt89dxT
— Halton Police (@HaltonPolice) October 5, 2021
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