The arbitrarily long gaps between v-palindromes conjecture

Let $b\geq2$ be an integer. A $v$-palindrome is a number satisfying the paper's definition in base $b$.

Arbitrarily long gaps conjecture. Consecutive positive integers each not a $v$-palindrome in base $b$ can be arbitrarily long.

The conjecture is motivated by the example of $377$ consecutive positive integers from $199$ through $575$ that are not $v$-palindromes in base ten. Its status is not resolved in the supplied text.