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Have you ever been pulled over cereal?[/quote:56d7b95029]

Nope. I've enevr been pulled over with or without my neons......

Although as I was going out on Saturday night I drove past a BIG RBT station facing the other way so I decided to be a wanker & let them hear my pod spooling up & BOV venting.......I got some evil looks. (I know it was a stupid thing to do, but I couldn't help it).

a cheaper option would be to tape a copy of fast and the furious to the underside of your car ...[/quote:56d7b95029]

ROFLMAO!!!!!! :lol: :lol: :lol:

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$250 fine on the spot for BOV and another $250 for pods....[/quote:25ae653ce1]

Since when are cops able to hand out fines for defects ? I questioned the RTA Techinical Enquiries on this and they advised that as it is something that can be done by mistake, although they can defect you for it, they certainly cannot turn it into a revenue raising operation.

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$250 fine on the spot for BOV and another $250 for pods....[/quote:2691f1f7f1]

Since when are cops able to hand out fines for defects ? I questioned the RTA Techinical Enquiries on this and they advised that as it is something that can be done by mistake, although they can defect you for it, they certainly cannot turn it into a revenue raising operation.[/quote:2691f1f7f1]

so if somebody gets a defect notice for any reason they can't get a fine along with it?

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as far as I know. Reason being they are only there to police the defect.

Remembering cops don't actually have to prove a defect, just think. If a cop pulls you over saying your ride is lower than 100mm, he doesn't have to test it or get a measure out, he can just defect it, same with loud exausts.

If on this basis, if they were then allowed to fine you, it would be ludacris. Imagine a cop fines you for having your ride too low, you then go and get it checked an an inspection station and turns out the cops eyes were out an he has no idea.

You just cop the fine ? I think not.

or what if they fine you, defect you, and you don't get the defect cleared within the given time, not only would you have been fined but also lost your rego. Bit harsh eh.

I'd love to hear from anyone who has been fined for a defect :!:

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To my expert knowledge being a defect yeilding veteran, they CAN fine if the defect is defined by the EPA or RTA. thus $250 on the spot fine for pod or BOV. I have been fined $250 for my exhaust and defected in a defect station for being 108db.

If a cop tries to fine you for wheels ( dont laugh it happens) or gauges etc they are not legally able to.

only defects concerning environmental / noise pollution carry fines.

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i've been fined for a defect....i forget how much it was though. i was defected for bald tyres. they also tried to fine me for having a hat thing from the side of the road in my car, and they also tried to fine me for not having a wheel brace in the car. this whole saga took them about 30mins and 3 cop cars to sort out. man was i pissed off after this. to add to it, they also tried to get me for supplying alcohol to minors who were in the car but they couldn't prove it.

as you could imagine i love cops now.

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Thnx for clearing that up then. What about in the case of atmo venting / plumbed back .... do they even know the difference or do they just look, see a BOV and fine you ?

Also in the case of a pod filter, I've seen people partition these off on the side and top to stop hot air from the engine getting in, do you think the cops would notice the bov in this case ? Would it class as a cold air box ?

I was of was informed you could get an engineers cert to cover your POD ? and obviously you could have your exhaust on there too. What about an atmo venting bov ? is there any way to make them legal ?

As for the bald tyre defect .... hmmm, but certainly having a witches hat in your car is not an offence as you can actually legally by these for your personal use, I'm not sure what these cops were smoking .... and not having a wheel brace in the car a defect :P You don't legally have to carry a spare tyre, let alone a wheel brace. You should have told them they were lucky you didn't have one, because the way you were feeling the less weapons the better :wink:

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