Dozens of drivers fined for defective vehicles, Bundaberg

Key points

• Bundaberg police have fined dozens of drivers after a four-day operation targeting defective vehicles. Highway Patrol officers worked with Transport and Main Roads compliance officers to stop 164 vehicles between 15 and 18 October.
• Officers issued 76 defect notices, 56 of them for major defects, along with 53 penalty infringement notices. Police also carried out more than 120 roadside breath tests and eight random drug tests, with one drug test allegedly returning a positive result.
• Sergeant Gordon Hard said the work will continue on roads and beaches across the division.