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Its a good question..

But its a stupid law (power/weight) .. how on earth can they enforce it? UNless they demand an on the spot dyno check. If not, you can easily detune your car to run lower power.

Same with insurance companies, they wont be able to enofrce it, so I doubt it comes into play.

If your car isnt on the list on vicroads, then id say your safe.

Ask your insurance company.

Originally posted by ex-static

I got pulled over last night for a 'routine license check' while I was dropping my mates home.

It was 12 at night and I didnt have my license on me, nor P plates.. the copper was pretty nice, and was more interested in how a 'p plater' could afford a car like this. But he was still a bit pissed at me because I didnt have my p plates up, and I got a $105 fine. I have to take my license in this afternoon.

He didnt mention anything about not being able to drive it, but he did look a bit stunned at the SAFC on my dash, and the Electronic boost controller idling away.. oh, and the boost guage mounted on my pillar.

I just think he was bored and wanted to check out my car.

Oh.. and fine me :D

You're lucky, for not having your p's up its a one month suspension, and a 500 buk fine, and not haviong your licence is a 50 buk fine, consider yourself lucky man.

It is legal to not carry your liscence on you, they can't get you for that...

My friend got pulled over for a roadworthy check, he has an immaculate looking BMW E36, The cop didn't mind that he didn't have his liscence on him. My friend found it funny that the cop wanted to get in to rev the engine to see if there was smoke coming out of the exhaust...

Winfield, you said in the first thread:

134kw per tone base on the power output as 184kw and 1370kg.

134kw is more than 125kw. The car is P plate restricted. Full stop, end of story. Reguardless if its on that 'list'.

Wether or not the police will enforce the rule (like any other) is a completely different story. Most of the time they will, coz they can (bastards!).

A mate of mine was pulled over driving a WRX on his Ps and lost his licence for 3 months.

At the end of the day, if you want the car, get it. Dont let the first few years of P plate hell ruin your dream. Skylines are fantastic!

well i moved up north from melb in december last year but... I was pulled over driving an STi and an S2000, both I beleive are well over the power to weight ratio, and I was wearing P plates in both instances.

Neither time did the police even mention it being to powerful. First time when I got pulled over in the STi, the cop wanted to know how I got my hands on 1 of 400 of the 4 doors and how it went etc... and the time I got pulled up in the s2000, the cops were joking that I must have robbed a bank to get an 80grand car on my P's.

Be polite & respectful and they tend to leave u alone.

well i actually have a NSW license.. as im in Tweed heads. (right on the border) and to tell you the truth I really wouldnt know..

Havent been pulled over since I have been here, but have driven the new wrx, the new wrx STi, cv6 & cv8 monaro, silvia s15 etc and never had a problem with the police - so I guess they dont have the rule or they just dont give a ****.

But yeh - i was kinda crapping my self with the STi as I did a bit of 4 wheel drift from malvern road into chapel street at 2am on a week night and there was a bloody cop sitting at the lights. I just said "sorry, only just got the car today and didnt realise the power it had". Cop was just asking about how i got the first one etc etc and then let me off with a warning for doooorifting :D

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i wouldnt care if i was you...vast majority of p-platers driving high powered cars now

Ive been pulled over 3 times in the past 2 weeks

They have looked under my bonnet everytime, with a nice big pod hanging out right in front...out of all 3 times they just asked me how many turbos do i have and thats about it.

My car is pretty sleeper style, the fmic is hidden same with my other stuff, most of em dont know wat the **** they are looking at and always ask me wats that and wats this etc lol

u dont get hassled much at all, as long as u dont bring attention to urself :D

P.S im collecting the Breath tester tubes thingys...ive got 3 now lol does anyone else keep theirs ?

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