11 May 2021

Police asked Waka Kotahi for ban on dodgy truck brakes

From Morning Report, 7:44 am on 11 May 2021

The police pushed for an urgent ban on dodgy handbrakes after a runaway truck killed a roadworker, but transport officials took 18 months to do it.

The police say the transport agency Waka Kotahi was worried a ban could "impact truck operators".

Phil Pennington has been looking into this.