Qld Cars In Nsw,vic And Other States.

[J-Boy]

Hi all, i'm just wondering if our QLD cars are liable to get defected in other states like NSW, VIC and so on? Can the police in NSW actually stop our cars and defect our cars?

[R33S2]

I wouldn't be surprised what a NSW cop does, it's a fair chance that if they pull you over for something else they WILL try it on. But yes, if its a defectable offense and they notice it, they can.

[Mud]

I know qld cops used to avoid cars from other states, too much paperwork apparently.

Not sure if it works the other way though ?

[Del Sol]

What I would be concerned about is what is defectable in each state. For example, if you had an exposed (but solidly mounted) pod filter and drove to Melbourne for a holiday, could you cop the $600 Victorian fine for having an exposed pod?

Or what if a NSW car has nitrous lines and nozzles (but no bottle), and drives to QLD for a holiday? Will they be going home on a tilt tray for something that is legal in the state of registration?

[dangerous_daveo]

I know qld cops used to avoid cars from other states, too much paperwork apparently.

Not sure if it works the other way though ?

Queenslanders are just lazy, and hate paperwork.

I've heard/seen numerous cases of people getting axed pretty hard. All qld mod plated etc and still got done due to no engineers certs for that state. As mentioned above diff states have diff laws. I think your car looking a bit more out there than some others if you got a bad cop on the wrong day you wouldn't be having a fun time of things.

Thing is, I dont know exactly how these people were behaving when they were pulled up, but they did cop fines for stuff that was mod plated for QLD.

[MajorSick]

If you come from a state where the modification is legal they can’t do a thing. As long as your car meets the requirements of YOUR HOME Registered State they can not defect it. Also they can not give you a fine that carries weight in the Queensland system IE a point’s violation

[Shaneo]

a few drifters driving down to Powercruise in Sydney last year got defected in NSW

[85URK]

well i drove in nsw on my P plates. u have to show your plates down there even if u are from another state whilst on your P's, but if i was pulled over i could have been fined for not showing the plates. lucky i wasnt, but id say the same goes for other fines, what ever the rules are in the state u are in at the time, is the fines u will get done for.

[J-Boy]

Hmmm...cuz im considering driving the gtr down to sydney at the end of the year, dun wanna get defected in sydney cuz i heard the coppers there are much more picky on import cars, ive never had a problem with my gtr in qld....

[shanef]

j, maybe post a thread in the NSW section. You might get a more to the point response from people down there.

[J-Boy]

I already did...seems to be that we r still open to get defected, just no points n that usually the police choose not to bother qld plate cars due to the hassle of paperwork...

[frankxinyu]

I know qld cops used to avoid cars from other states, too much paperwork apparently.

Not sure if it works the other way though ?

apparently it doesnt. i got fined over in NSW not long ago.