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HITCHING UP WITH MAX TAYLOR FIND US ON FACEBOOK SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM GROSS CONFUSED MASS MANAGING EDITOR Max Taylor Queensland daily The Courier Mail gave the proverbial hornet’s nest a good kicking on August 21 when it published an article claiming the Queensland government was on the cusp of banning upgrades to vehicles’ Gross Combined Mass. Social media went into a tailspin, press releases from various stakeholders flew, clarifications were sent, and even that state’s relevant minister quickly denied the whole thing. SALES DIRECTOR Grant Manson - 0417 052 819 NATIONAL SALES MANAGER Ashley Manson - 0438 051 354 VIDEOGRAPHER/EDITOR Was this episode the result of poor governmental communications, sensationalist reporting, or a little of both? Hard to tell. James Manson PRODUCTION COORDINATOR It did, however, serve to highlight the confusion surrounding these issues. Wherever the breakdown occurred, a simple fact remains: without clear, consistent information from the relevant authorities that spell out the rules, problems like this will continue. Otherwise, what chance does Mr and Mrs Smith, with their D-Max and 3500kg ATM offroad caravan, have? As part of my driver’s licence test (all those years ago), I had to study a book produced by VicRoads. This book was an authoritative resource that gave me the information I needed to understand the road rules. Wouldn’t it be a beautiful thing if our eight state/territory governments produced a similar resource for caravanners? Just a little book we can have in our gloveboxes that we can all refer to in moments of confusion or dispute. Alas, I suspect that would just be too sensible. 4 gorv.com.au Adriana Manson GRAPHIC DESIGNERS Rob Mangoni + Will Blazejewski WEB DESIGNER Darcy McDonald WWW PRODUCED BY GoRV Pty Ltd www.gorv.com.au WWW Cameron Damon Media www.camerondamon.com.au EDITORIAL ENQUIRIES   [email protected]