Slightly OT - Vehicle Inspections WA

Matt,
thanks for the info....real encouraging:-) Seriously thanks but just not what I really wanted to hear 8-( Maybe as you say it might be worth a trip out to a remote inspection station. I really don't want to get into having to convert the damn thing back to standard to get it registered then swap it all back again. I wonder if I can pull a swifty and pretend I live in SA 8-O.

Toytruck

Davoe,
are you suggesting there "may" be no probs??

Toytruck

No it was a bit tongue in cheek but certainly I didnt with my SA rego vehicle, my missus vehicle is still rego in Vic and many others dont bother. I was hasseled once by the cops for it but just ignored them and they went away. As a bonus they dnt issueparking infringements to intestate plated vehicles.
Just show your interstate liscense (they dont take it off you when you get a WA one ) and say your a tourist

oh and if you dont have one you have to have an immobaliser fitted to get a vehicle rego in WA. There was a spate of "disadvantaged" youths borrowing cars and crashing them into traffic killing pregnant women, fathers of 3 etc in the 90s which propmpted gvt action. My parents commodore was stolen and burnt

Nick,
nup, will be a permanent resident.....well until my work drags us somewhere else. This will be 12 moves in 7 years of marriage.

Toytruck

"This will be 12 moves in 7 years of marriage"

You are not in pussers are you? When we finally setteld in Adelaide we had averaged a move a year (17 houses in 18 years)

Pete

'..one country when it comes to rules and regulations'. Yeah well perhaps in some instances not in others. Vehicle Inspections are just a great big monetary rip-off implemented to line the pockets of those licenced to conduct the checks. No guarantees that it makes any difference to road safety.
Biggest problem with road safety (more particularly the lack of it) are the drivers who openly flout the law, disregard road traffic laws, whinge about speed and red light cameras when they get caught, run illegally modified vehicles with complete disregard to mechanical and design safety, etc. These might weel be the same people often operate vehicles with bald tyres, bad brakes, crook suspension, cracked chassis, cracked windscreen oil leaks etc etc .
Why do we tolerate motorists who have no regard for road traffic laws and openly encourage others to break the law by performing illegal modifications on their vehicle and then go on about how to get it through an Inspection Centre. How to beat the system. Not very Australian is it?
Shouldn't we be advocating responsibility, accountability, shouldn't we be criticising those who are obviously operating outside the laws, shouldn't we be discouraging those who advocate operating outside the law and bragging about it!
If you wish to modify your vehicle, do it within the limitations of the laws of the State relative to your rego.
If the suspension and window tint are illegal in SA then I suggest that the motorists in question should make the necessary changes to rectify or remedy to comply with whatever the requirements are. So be it.

DIO, obviously you will slavishly follow any law no matter how ridiculous it is. No one is suggesting the car is a danger to other road users, you have immediately jumped to that conclusion based on your traffic cop mentality.

Phantom,
as it happens we are looking at living in Secret Harbour. I might drop you a line a little closer to the time and find out where your guy is located if thats OK.

Toytruck

My sentiments EXACTLY!!

Midland were a reasonable bunch of chaps who got the job done when I went in for a re-inspection after the DieselGas installation.

Warwick - well I still shudder when I think about it.... let's just leave it at slow and stupid.

Cheers
Stephen.

Rossco,
hold that thought. If I have any dramas I might take you up on the offer. Obviously we could come to some arrangement about rental costs i.e a coulpe of cartons of your favourite cordial:-)

Thanks for the kind offer, see how we go.

Toytruck

No prob mate,

Happy to help a fellow 4WD'er out.

I have a 75mm set as well if required, wouldn't notice the lift if you have a bit of gear in the truck...

Rossco.

errr, I meant the Phantom,

good doogs, looks the goods as you mention you will be living in Secret Harbour.