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Hi guys & Girls

It's early xmas time for some, as local enforcement have been handing a increasing amount of yellow stickers this festive season. My asumption has turned into an observation in conjuction with the amount of people selling there cars on gumtree & and what I've seen on the road. I inherited one late tonight. Trying to spike some interest if any potential people in the same situation or not, be keen to make the most of our so called "immunity" and go out for a ride somewhere?

Cheers,

Matty T

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I'm also fairly certain that if found driving a car that has been defected it is another fine.

The beauty of the new cameras the police have is that they just roll around and check your rego and then pull you over or send you a fine in the mail, not to mention the RTA cars that they have sitting and driving around scanning plates.

The laws are there for a reason, all cars are targeted, its just most imports have loud exhausts, big wheels, stupid FnF body kits and are too low.

Clear your defect, get it legalish and non-descrpt and then cruise.

Owning a import or any modified car for that matter is like riding a motorbike, sooner or later your gonna take a hit.

I'm also fairly certain that if found driving a car that has been defected it is another fine.

The beauty of the new cameras the police have is that they just roll around and check your rego and then pull you over or send you a fine in the mail, not to mention the RTA cars that they have sitting and driving around scanning plates.

The laws are there for a reason, all cars are targeted, its just most imports have loud exhausts, big wheels, stupid FnF body kits and are too low.

Clear your defect, get it legalish and non-descrpt and then cruise.

Owning a import or any modified car for that matter is like riding a motorbike, sooner or later your gonna take a hit.

Except this is in the WA section ;)

You need a permit to drive it to the pits or to get repairs. The purpose of the work order is it tells you what to get fixed within the specified time limit giving you a period you can drive before you need repairs done. After that you need daily permits detailing when and where you are going for the purpose of compliance with the work order.

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