Police have hosed down social media outrage claiming they were fining Illawarra Convoy participants for not wearing seatbelts.
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A reader post on the Illawarra Mercury Facebook page suggested a truck driver was being fined for driving with unrestrained children on Sunday.
Others replied with similar reports of police pulling over Convoy drivers.
But Wollongong Police Inspector Mark Walker said no fines had been issued.
‘’It happens every year. Details have been taken but no fines have been issued at this point of time,’’ Inspector Walker said.
The Mercury understands Convoy drivers were informed normal road rules would apply and were given a list of general driving offences and their punishments.
Despite this hundreds of people lined the city streets to cheer on the 700 trucks and 1000 motorcycles taking part.