Should you let a government dept modify a 4x4

44" tyres - probably chewing up all that snow and ruining for other snow users - ought to be banned !

been wondering this myself.

I guess it's a case of do as I say not as I do.

You do kind of wonder what they'll do with it when it reaches it's end of service.
will it show up at Fowles?

Not necessarily so, I can't recall the legislation off the top of my head but it would be the same as the legislation that covers all Defence Force vehicles. None of them are registered and a lot would not comply with any state road laws.

For example - Leopard Tanks and other armoured vehicles and some other our engineering vehicles etc.

They're not exactly driving on a public road, are they.

.....but they are driving on Crown land, and by definition if there is a track marked on it then that is considered a road, and all applicable legislation should apply.

IIRC Army vehicles are registered (6 numbers), whether thay actually have to pay registration or not. You generally do not see Leopard tanks driving down the highway, they are usually on the back of semi's.

Gary,

the 6 numbers on the plate is their Defence ID number, not state or federal rego

and APC's & LAV's (not sure about the leopards) do actually venture on to the bitumen quite often.

The Defence Act covers their use on roads without rego, it also covers defence not having to pay tolls either, but everyone seems to have forgotten about that one.

Fair call, but these F250 vehicles are not used in any military use...

My point is still that they are normal Commonwealth owned, civillian use derived vehicles, driving on Crown land.........

With the eventual destination of the vehicle I think if you hit someone it would be because they are alread dead, and little more than a frozen popsicle sticking out of the ice.

No, you're dead right Gary. I mean with those freeway sections in the middle of Perth that have those yellow and black kangaroo warning signs, there is no need for bull bars in cities. That's what the signs are for, they warn you that they are around, bullbars just increase the risk of injuries to you and your passengers, because it's a falacy that they increase saftey....... Besides, you wouldn't want any of those rare and endagered kangaroos getting injured or killed!

I mean this F250 has to contend with all those pessky wild peguins and baby seals. Hell those things are in huge numbers over there (I've seen the videos). I reckon they'll probably take a .22 with them so they can cull a few while twoing and frowing from the airport. And any that get in the way will just be plowed down with the f250 and it's bull bar that has been fitted to add saftey to the passengers.

HAHAHA, what a load of BS. One rule for them, another for us. It's great isn't it.

But then again, when you think about it.... A frozen solid kangaroo would probably do a lot more damage than a live one, maybe they are justified after all!

Got to thinking.........given that everything down there is hy vis yellow or orange, (so they can find it when someone parks it where they shouldn't)
why did they get a silver one?

Did some shinyb&m get conned by his friendly Ford dealer?

When I was down there the station vehicles (Hiluxes) were white. Made them hard to find in a blizzard!