Defected part Duex

[Bl4cK32]

Only a criminal law effects stuff like warrants or rights to look through your car. It doesnt work on Traffic matters. You cant refuse them the right to look under your hood or in the car.

Ok, probably going a bit far here, but just wanting to know for my sake....

If you had : stock height (they measure it & all is good), good tyres, then they ask for the bonnet to be lifted...and you had : stock bov, stock air box...would they still be able to send u to VIS if they had nothing to write down??

[Phorte]

yeap they can just make up anything.. they'll find something absolutely minute then off you go for a full inspection.

[Steve]

Road traffic act gives coppers and regency inspectors cart blanc to do what they want. It states that they only have to believe that your car is defective (not know) and they can send you to regency, and there is no way you can stop them, cos if you obstruct them you are guilty of an offence.

Best part is, they have no liability if they get it wrong;)

As mentioned, basically you only have rights if you are a criminal, not if you are just driving along minding your own business.

Sorry to be one to give you the bad news, but thats the way the govt has seen fit to make the law.

[gtrGhosTDoGG11]

Ofcourse they can send you to Regency if they suspect that your vehicle does not comply with road laws.

But they can not just search your vehicle UNLESS they have credible reason to believe that you have something concealed, like a weapon or narcotics. Its just the same as searching your house, they can't just come in and search your house. Something to do with civil liberties.

What is this? America or something?

Anyway, way off topic.

[EnricoPalazzo]

they can and do what they like. I said i was not doin anythin illegal, they said section watever of the road traffic act allows cops to do what they do. nothin we can do about it...

[Steve]

And remeber, the interior of your car has to comply with ADRs too, make sure no turbo timers are cleverly disguised as child anchors:D

[EnricoPalazzo]

i dont know wat to do. do i put up with the constant threats and bs of gettin pulled over for no real reason??? This couldnt of come at a worser time for me, i was plannin some decent mods and ecu install this week...

[Steve]

From the Road Traffic Act 1961:

(1a) A member of the police force or an inspector may direct the driver of a vehicle to stop the vehicle and may examine the vehicle where the vehicle has deficiencies or the member or inspector suspects on reasonable grounds that the vehicle has deficiencies.

 

 (1b) Despite subsection (1a), a member of the police force or an inspector may direct the driver of a vehicle of a prescribed class to stop the vehicle and may examine the vehicle for the purposes of determining whether the vehicle has deficiencies (whether or not there is reason to suspect that the vehicle has deficiencies).

Not bad eh? rights? what rights, you have none.

[Steve]

Dean, maybe just raise your car a little bit so it isnt too low, also, ask regency what height the car can be (if you are lucky they will tell you it can be no less than 100mm) and ask for a cert to say your car can be xxx height.

If you are unlucky, you will be required to get an engineers report done, then have the car inspected.

The rule is 100mm, and have 2/3rds of the original suspension travel.

AFAIK, there is already an engineer who has certified Tiens for a skyline, and knows what the eyebrow height has to be. I think his name is Rory Thompson from memory, anyway he is in the phone book, if you give him a ring he may tell you what height is allowed - then if you go through Regency and they ask you about height, just tell them that he (rory) told you this was legal.

It might work, then you can ask politely for a cert to say the ride height is legal (Tim Ireland, the boss, told me that they will do this).

Give it a go, dont let the pricks get you down.

Either that, or go for a drive to queensland, get the rego transferred, cos they can do what the hell they want.

Then if you ever get pulled over, you just bought it last week;)

[Steve]

If you cant get any info off him (Rory Thompson), drop me a pm, as I may know another way to find out

[EnricoPalazzo]

thanks. today is high rider day

Hiep: Are u comin over today or not. Bloody so unorganised u r.

[hippy]

just sent u a messag ...

[MADGT4]

I "HEARD" this but i dunno how true it is but.....

Someone said you guys are gettin ex-tuners from WA workin for regency.

Just heard that along the grape vine but like i said i'm unsure of how true it is tho.

But if true that is scary because they will know 10 times more than those know it all's down there

[Miss*33]

I "HEARD" this but i dunno how true it is but.....

Someone said you guys are gettin ex-tuners from WA workin for regency.

Just heard that along the grape vine but like i said i'm unsure of how true it is tho.

But if true that is scary because they will know 10 times more than those know it all's down there

I've heard a very similar story. Apparently these guys know exactly what they are looking for and they are going over the cars with a fine tooth comb for hidden stuff, pulling kick panels off to expose aftermarket computers etc etc.

Not sure if Regency used to be this thorough or not before....??!!!

[MADGT4]

Yeah they normally check my kick panel.

But they will even be opening up your ECU Box to check if you have a Aftermarket CPU

You know the kind that just go straight into your existing Box with out looking like its modded.

So if true i think ppl are gonna have 2 start gettin readdy for some super bending ove.... As if we didn't do enough already!

And just off the topic i heard another rumor that the new Import Laws are goin up to 17 years?!?!?!?!?

I'm happy my car will be worth alot more but i feel sorry for those ppl that want a 'Line

[paullys 32]

just a couple of questions u guys are plumpback bovs and adjustable suspension legal or defectable??

[N/A®]

But they will even be opening up your ECU Box to check if you have a Aftermarket CPU

Now that is just a really ignorant thing to say dont you think? What else? They open up your head to see if the pistons are original? Open up the Cam covers to see if the camshafts are ADR approved? :bs!:

[paullys 32]

its bullshit how we get ****ed over cause we got turbo imports then they just drive past drug fu###d derros in there rusted out blowing smoke seatbeltless corolas its crap at least we maintain our cars and make them safer by upgrading brakes &suspension we deserve writes and we deserve police that should foucus on crime and real criminals instead of ****ing us all over cause its easyier than stopping a armed holdup

[Chris32]

yeah, I was told from a good source that there was a cop that works here now who used to own a modded Skyline in WA - apparently he defected someone for (among other things) a Z32 AFM and PowerFC on a R33 GTS25T.

Look out for him, apparently he is a motorbike cop.....so do what I do, everytime I see a bike cop, take the next street and get as far away as possible!!!. Also does anyone know what the legal ride height is for a 32 GTSt?

Also, hows this, yesterday sitting at the traffic lights, a cop was next to me, having a good look at my car, and a old Magna pulled up on the other side of him. So there I was lined up at the traffic lights with a cop and a Magna, and it started to blow smoke all over the cops and my car and he didn't even look at it!!!!! What a asshole!!! There was a car that was clearly in violation of the law, blowing more smoke than I have seen from a car that is still drivable, but all the cop was intersted in was my Skyline. I really wanted him to pull me over just so I could have a go for not noticing the piece of smoke blowing rust bucket next to him (glad he let me go tho!!) Oh well, whinge over for the day, but just shows how much cops are focussing on our cars, not cars that SHOULD be defected for rust and emissions - the system/cops is total bullshit

What happens if everyone who is defected pulls the sticker off and refused to go for inspection? I'm sure if one or two did it they would take action, but if everyone who gets defected did the same thing where would they know where to start?

Maybe we as a group should approach a engineer and get all our cars certified as being roadworthy? I can see it now - SAU SA GROUP BUY - SKYLINE ENGINEER'S/ROADWORTHY CERTIFICATES!!!!!!

[Bl4cK32]

I'd be in for that....