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Originally Posted by Eff-1
Just curious, when the OPCC gave VPD recommendations following your formal complaint to the board, did anything come of that?
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I am going off my memory only here, so the details could be a little off. But as far as I remember, the only official "change" that came out of my complaint was the creation of some sort of post-training guidelines to supplement the traffic unit's original training. I don't think the contents of the supplemental guidelines are ever made public, and I wouldn't expect them to. However, since then, we can see that the VPD has slightly altered the way they issue VIs. They seem to have stopped citing how "visible camber" is grounds for VI, as I called them out on that by indicating how lots of cars come with visible camber straight from the factory and as per factory recommendations, including my own piece of crap Japanese shxtbox. From my own observations, it also seems to me that they have turned their focus more on "loud" or modified-sounding exhausts as the first thing that sets off their VI alarms.
The OPCC followed up on my complaint (to the VPD) with concerns regarding how vehicles are being directed to dealerships only for inspection. My argument was how some dealerships with inspection qualifications are located over an hour away from CoV, thus countering the VPD's claims that getting a VI done is only a small inconvenience since there are lots of DIFs (designated inspection facilities) around. In a subsequent complain by another gentleman (Wilkins), he was able to get the OPCC to go on record to say that the OPCC thinks VPD sending vehicles to specific DIFs is a "misapplication by the VPD Traffic Section of the authorities granted under the Motor Vehicle Act Regulations causing cost and considerable inconvenience to members of the public". Unfortunately, as we all know, the VPD is still regularly doing this, and at times, becoming worst at it since they have started sending vehicles to specific shops now (instead of just any brand dealership).
Unfortunately, the OPCC seems unwilling to take the matter further since the complaints were not filed by individuals who were impacted first hand. So this goes back to the issue where a person being told to bring the car to any specific DIF will need to file a appropriately prepared complaint or lawsuit citing the exact reference from the OPCC. The hope is, as volume on the same recurring issue builds, VPD will be told to adjust their behaviour.