Action against offenders

"Car registration fees scam being investigated", so ran the heading in the front page (July 2). Only a few days ago we read in the same paper that other investigations are to be held for abuses in the VRT.

Investigations, investigations and investigations. But when are we going to read that action is being taken against the perpetrators? What is the reason for these investigations which finally lead to nowhere, when abuses are so blatantly committed?

Are they just a cover up for inertia to let the matter die a natural death? If the authorities concerned want us to take them seriously all they have to do is to take action against suspected offenders.

But it seems that for some reason or another there is lack of will and commitment for enforcement. The lenient policy of stop abusing now that I caught you has been taken very lightly by the abusers. The only way to curb abuse is to make offenders pay for their actions.

It is about time that the different authorities start to exercise their authority and give the public their money's worth. Up to now they only served to add to our problem of public finances.