Overloaded Trucks Continue to Damage Roads. Scales Do Not Work Properly

Hospodářské Nnoviny (HN.cz)

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By the end of the year, there should be three dozen so-called high-speed scales on Czech roads and highways. A year ago, there were seven of them. While the number of scales, which are supposed to protect Czech highways from destruction by overloaded trucks, is increasing, the efficiency of collecting fines is lagging. High-speed scales...

iDNES.cz

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The vehicle weighing system is failing and not fulfilling its function. High-speed scales often did not work, the number of offences involving excess weight was not passed on to the municipalities responsible for solving them, and the actual penalties are at the level of a few percent.

Česká televize

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According to the Supreme Audit Office (SAO), the truck weighing system is not fulfilling its function, and thousands of overloaded trucks continue to destroy roads in the Czech Republic. According to the inspectors, high-speed scales often do not work and the actual penalties are at the level of a few percent. The Ministry of Transport disagrees with the conclusions. According to it, the office is partly based on information that has long been o…