Rta Car Breaks The Rules!

[Kujotk]

Its hard to see but this RTA company car with the number plate RTA.002 breaks their own rules by having a number plate cover over the number plate.

[madbung]

Here are the road safety regulation requirements for licence plates...

Must not obscure the number plate in any way, ii. Must be clear, untinted and uncoloured, iii. Must have surfaces which are flat both on the side which faces the number plate and on the side which faces away from the vehicle, iv. Must have non-reflective characteristics and, v. Must have no unusual refractive characteristics. These requirements effectively prohibit number plate covers which have curved, domed, tinted or reflective surfaces from being fitted to a vehicle. Number plate covers which have lines or other markings on the surface which go over the number plate are also effectively prohibited. Regulation 222(2)(b) of the Road Safety (Vehicles) Regulations 1988 also requires that a number plate fitted to a vehicle must be clearly distinguishable and not be wholly or partially obscured.

Pretty sure they are uniform across all states.

[Haysey]

whoop de doo

there are people starving in this world and your worried about a numberplate cover?

[D_I_F]

RTA break the rules all the time. Only wednesday did I see one being an idiot..

[FATAZZ]

You also dobbed yourself in for using your phone/camera while driving.

[D_I_F]

You also dobbed yourself in for using your phone/camera while driving.

LOL!

[Yo-Yo]

pfft I've got one of those license plate covers with the black lines across it.

Driven past plenty of patrol cars and even had a patrol car tail me out of curiosity, and haven't had any problems

one of many rules in place that aren't really enforced I guess, there's all these p platers around my street with sh$tbox cars and cannon mufflers and they seem to get away with them even though they can't do modifications

[Kujotk]

Here are the road safety regulation requirements for licence plates...

Must not obscure the number plate in any way, ii. Must be clear, untinted and uncoloured, iii. Must have surfaces which are flat both on the side which faces the number plate and on the side which faces away from the vehicle, iv. Must have non-reflective characteristics and, v. Must have no unusual refractive characteristics. These requirements effectively prohibit number plate covers which have curved, domed, tinted or reflective surfaces from being fitted to a vehicle. Number plate covers which have lines or other markings on the surface which go over the number plate are also effectively prohibited. Regulation 222(2)(b) of the Road Safety (Vehicles) Regulations 1988 also requires that a number plate fitted to a vehicle must be clearly distinguishable and not be wholly or partially obscured.

Pretty sure they are uniform across all states.

So this confirms i'm correct by saying this car is now deemed as a possible defect????

whoop de doo

there are people starving in this world and your worried about a numberplate cover?

you really wasted our time replying to this with that reply???? There are people starving and your making random smart ass comments???

lol jkz

You also dobbed yourself in for using your phone/camera while driving.

I was parked and the keys weren't in the ignition

pfft I've got one of those license plate covers with the black lines across it.

Driven past plenty of patrol cars and even had a patrol car tail me out of curiosity, and haven't had any problems

one of many rules in place that aren't really enforced I guess, there's all these p platers around my street with sh$tbox cars and cannon mufflers and they seem to get away with them even though they can't do modifications

That doesn't mean they wont get defected, just that they are running the risk of being defected, and their are people who get done for number plate covers.... even on these forums ive found them.... but i'm 100% sure that this rta car will never get defected for it where as if you get a smart ass highway patrol car you still have the possibility of getting done.

[Black Widow]

Ok firstly:

How do you know its an actual RTA company car? Maybe its just someone that really likes the RTA? Or has the initials RTA?

And secondly are you sure its not just a number plate frame? not a cover?

[Kujotk]

Ok firstly:

How do you know its an actual RTA company car? Maybe its just someone that really likes the RTA? Or has the initials RTA?

And secondly are you sure its not just a number plate frame? not a cover?

its even got the lines going across the numberplate in the dodgey photo....

and RTA will not let anyone choose a numberplate starting as RTA, especially RTA.002

there are RTA cars from RTA.000 - RTA.999

also its a WHITE toyota Aurion = company car lol

[madbung]

So this confirms i'm correct by saying this car is now deemed as a possible defect????

Well no if you'll take the time to absorb what was written, it appears the licence plate cover you have pointed out falls within the legal guidelines ie: NOT illegal.

Must be clear, untinted and uncoloured, iii. Must have surfaces which are flat both on the side which faces the number plate and on the side which faces away from the vehicle, iv. Must have non-reflective characteristics and, v. Must have no unusual refractive characteristics. These requirements effectively prohibit number plate covers which have curved, domed, tinted or reflective surfaces from being fitted to a vehicle. Number plate covers which have lines or other markings on the surface which go over the number plate are also effectively prohibited. Regulation 222(2)(b) of the Road Safety (Vehicles) Regulations 1988 also requires that a number plate fitted to a vehicle must be clearly distinguishable and not be wholly or partially obscured

Looks flat and clear, no distortion and I can't see any lines on it.

You were able to take a clear picture of it weren't you? So...

[R34Liner]

what a bad-ass, driving around with a number plate cover - they should lock up this hoon befor he does some damage to others or himself

[Kujotk]

Well no if you'll take the time to absorb what was written, it appears the licence plate cover you have pointed out falls within the legal guidelines ie: NOT illegal.

Must be clear, untinted and uncoloured, iii. Must have surfaces which are flat both on the side which faces the number plate and on the side which faces away from the vehicle, iv. Must have non-reflective characteristics and, v. Must have no unusual refractive characteristics. These requirements effectively prohibit number plate covers which have curved, domed, tinted or reflective surfaces from being fitted to a vehicle. Number plate covers which have lines or other markings on the surface which go over the number plate are also effectively prohibited. Regulation 222(2)(b) of the Road Safety (Vehicles) Regulations 1988 also requires that a number plate fitted to a vehicle must be clearly distinguishable and not be wholly or partially obscured

Looks flat and clear, no distortion and I can't see any lines on it.

You were able to take a clear picture of it weren't you? So...

Doesn't matter if I could take a clear photograph of the number plate or not, it is against their own regulations. I did read what was posted and it clearly says its "...effectively Prohibited." Open the photo again, use the zoom function and you can see lines across the cover. The RTA doesn't state that lines are acceptable if under a certain width. All in all there's 8 black painted lines across the numberplate that I can still make out even though the quality of the camera phone picture isn't very good. Imagine how much more obvious the lines are in person to grab my attention like that?

I still can't see why everyone jumps to defend the RTA when they make up allot of pointless (also allot of good) rules that ultimately cost us money in fines, even unintentional non dangerous defects.

A regulation is a regulation and I don't care who breaches it, no matter how small the infringement is. They say rules are there for a reason, are they not? Not all the rules are there for safety. A friend of mine got fined for having her Registration sticker on the tinted section of her front windshield, is this dangerous? Is she a hoon? No! but the regulation for sticking the sticker says it cannot be behind any tint, it has to be on naked glass on the windscreen or the left hand side of a fixed glass window. If she can get done for that, this Car should not have black lines across the numberplate.

[madbung]

19" mon @ 1280x1024 zoomed, unzoomed and over zoomed.

Could be your shit camera resolution but I still see NO lines.

But hey if you say they're there thats good enough.

Lol

Edited December 21, 2008 by madbung

[barnoon]

i can see the lines easily, must be your monitor

[MaTBoY]

It's def RTA. they have reserved all RTA and RTB plates.

I can read the plate... you could ready the plate... whats the problem? Sure if one of the letters was obscured it might be an issue.

I think you're touch the tip of a much larger ice berd. QUICK call ACA with your hot scoop!

[D_I_F]

MATBOY has broken the rules!

[Tezzah]

It's def RTA. they have reserved all RTA and RTB plates.

I can read the plate... you could ready the plate... whats the problem? Sure if one of the letters was obscured it might be an issue.

I think you're touch the tip of a much larger ice berd. QUICK call ACA with your hot scoop!

Yet if the police officer didn't like the RTA driver, he would defect the car for an obscured license plate...

[Kujotk]

obscured doesnt mean you cant see it in this instance, all it means is it has something in front of it.... ie illegal