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AN allegedly corrupt truckie tester is behind a serious rort in which hundreds of drivers were given fraudulently issued heavy vehicle licences.
About 650 truck drivers will now be re-tested after

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transport reporter allegations a Linfox employee signed dodgy certificates required to get a Victorian truck licence. Police have launched an investigation and VicRoads is inquiring if any truck drivers with a bogus licence have been involved in serious accidents. The Herald Sun believes the scheme took place when the former employee was working as an accredited tester at Linfoxs Laverton-based truck testing facility, The Anglesea Complex, one of several providers accredited by VicRoads to do heavy vehicle licence testing. It is believed the man met would-be drivers at a secret location and signed paperwork saying they had completed testing and training for cash. That certificate was then taken to VicRoads, which issued a truck licence. The man has since been sacked over the scandal, which is believed to have operated at least five years. Truckies who got their licence through the man and refuse re-testing will lose their licence. VicRoads CEO Gary Liddle said Linfox has been asked why The Anglesea Complex should not be suspended.

EXCLUSIVE: Police probe fake licences scam

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your characters to all of a sudden 70. Telstra said the bullet point and emoticons caused a coding issue that limited the number of characters the message could contain. Its terms of service say text messages that contain non-standard characters such as bullet points, umlauts and emoticons, and were more than 70 characters in length would be charged more. We charge for each group of 67 characters or part thereof that con-

tains non-standard characters, it reads. A spokesperson said: It is not a handset or a phone company rule, but rather the technology used to send messages. We do make this i n f o r m a t i o n on h o w w e charge customers for SMS available and most phones allow customers to see how long their messages are. The issue reportedly only affects iPhones and Samsung smartphones. Apple and Samsung declined to comment.

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Were not saying that all the drivers to be re-tested have not gone through the testing, Mr Liddle said. However, we are asking them to sit a re-test to ensure there is no doubt about their entitlement to hold a heavy vehicle licence. We cannot allow any truck drivers who have not gone through the proper licence processes to drive on our roads. Transport and Roads Minister Terry Mulder said that when he became aware of the scandal a few weeks ago he asked VicRoads to identify which licences might be suspect, have them flagged to police, arrange for retesting and review accredited provider agreements. The information provided to VicRoads indicates this situation is an utter disgrace, Mr Mulder said. We spend millions of dollars of taxpayers money every year on road safety, have bipartisan support across Parliament and this has all been undermined by this situation. Linfox spokesman Gary Max said the company reported the allegations to VicRoads as soon as it became aware of them and im-

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mediately strengthened internal governance systems. We believe that no false endorsements have been issued to Linfox drivers. He said safety was the companys top priority.

Victoria Police spokeswoman Creina OGrady confirmed police were investigating the alleged fraudulent issuing of truck licence endorsements. This is an ongoing investigation

and no further comment will be made, she said. The former employee could not be contacted by the Herald Sun.

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