Hay truck driver upset at $330 fine for 'absurd' length breach

John Ellicott
Updated December 20 2018 - 3:53pm, first published July 13 2018 - 11:30am
Peter Cox's truck is pulled over at Narrandera and classified as overlength. He was drug tested, his log book was inspected and he was given a $330 fine for being overlength. If he had just one bale on the back he would have been legal.
Peter Cox's truck is pulled over at Narrandera and classified as overlength. He was drug tested, his log book was inspected and he was given a $330 fine for being overlength. If he had just one bale on the back he would have been legal.

Hay carriers are upset that they are being targetted for minor infringements on the Newell Highway as they try to bring relief to drought-hit farms.

John Ellicott

John Ellicott

senior journalist

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