DeFU*KT

[ROTOR7]

Hey peeps,

Seeing all the talk about defects on here over the past few months, i though someone might be interested in my latest experience.

My S14 was parked out the front of a friends place during the footy on saturday, and when i came back to it sunday morning there was a defect on it, stuck to the outside of the front window, with the defect notice under my windscreen wiper. The car is defected to regency and given NIL hours to be driven, which would actually have made my car illegally parked the instant she slapped the sticker on.

The defects were for:

Bald tyres (admitted but isnt this just a cop shop defect?)

Steering wheel to be legal (momo - my old car went through regency with this wheel on it, it has the legal e4 stamp)

And the best one - Exhaust to be legal, THE CAR WASNT RUNNING SO HOW CAN IT BE TOO LOUD??????????

My question is, can they do this, i cant believe that a sticker can just be whacked on the outside of the car, surely the owner needs to be there? I have spoken to one police station and they seem to think its ok to do this but im not so sure. Has this happened to any of you.

I am trying to get in contact with the officer that put the sticker on there at the moment to discuss with her what the hell she thinks she was doing.

This shit dont seem right to me.......

[Bl4cK32]

Owner has to be there...

Exhaust is TOTAL BS if they were not there.

Take this one all the way buddy, and ream em for all in SA

The more complaints about this sh**, the more they will stop. Put in a complaint about the officer harassing you, cos you were not even there. Fill out the appropriate forms at the local police station. They love it cos it makes more paperwork for them. Plus it goes against their record as having a complaint

[EnricoPalazzo]

Is it possible someone stuck and old sticker on your car? Does it have specific details? Also which suburb were u in?

Sorry, and goodluck

[sskylinee]

hey make sure ur exhaust is street legal before u justify

so even if u prove them wrong they can't do anything

[chops]

Do you have no cat? This could have been seen without it running.

Does the exhaust hang too low?

Just trying to think of reasons why they could prove it was illegal without having the car running.

Does the defect notice have any further details about the exhaust defect?

[cell]

cops get 32 grand a year... they have no friends and are on a power trip... you got stung by a kuntstable that has no idea...

[ROTOR7]

The details were specific, its definitely defected.

I cant get a straight answer from anyone in the police about if they were allowed to do this or not, but i have now decided not to waste my time persuing it, the car is almost standard so ill just stocker it out and take it through.

Lets see how much bs regency put me through.

By the way it was a female cop that defected the car, the worst possible power tripper.

[cell]

oink oink...

[Adam_RSX]

Road Traffic Act says whether you need to be present while the car is being defected, from memory I don't think you do have to be, because it says something about making sure the defect notice is securely attached if the operator is not present.

[Bl4cK32]

Simple answer...seek free legal advice....wont cost you anything then + you may find someone who may be able to help the rest of SA

[slyr33]

I know a few people who have been defected while not present. Common in Marion megaplex. Seems u were really unlucky with urs. Good luck.

[skidmark]

my mate was doing his shopping in woolys and came out to find a defect on his car

[Steve]

can only suggest you make an appointment and see your local MP.

the only way these pricks will lay off is it comes from above - if their bosses are copping grief, they will cop grief - and no one creates grief for public servants more than politicians.

good luck.

strange that they can say something has to be legal, but dont have to say what is exactly illegal - in other words, the farker didnt have a bloody clue. flogging is too good for some of these arseholes.

[Clint32]

just remove it and see if you get any notice of the defect notice, because you can just say that you never recieved anything and someone must have removed the sticker when it was still in the car park, how would you know? they cannot be sure you recieved the notice as it was not given to you in person, maybe they just do it to con people into taking their car to regency

[Nozila]

I dont believe seeing you MP would do any good it would just be like pushing sh*t up hill.