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3. My car has been legally registered in the state of NSW with the exhaust on it.

So what... how many pac cars do you see with numberplates on them. The RTA do not test a cars emissions in order to pass registration. If you tell the court that it was registered they wont care.

Focus on those other points you had. Those are good.

Spend some time on austlii looking up the various laws and get familiar with them.

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The RTA do not test a cars emissions in order to pass registration. If you tell the court that it was registered they wont care.

I know they dont, but my car needed to be blue slipped in order for it to be re-registered, and they would not give me a blue slip without an engineering certificate.

Jax - Thanks heaps. PM replied.

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Hey guys,

Need some advice, legal or not, about a fine I received today just near Armidale. I was pulled over by a highway patrol car about 5 minutes east of Armidale (on my way back to Coffs Harbour). After a breath test, the officer informed me that he was not satisfied with the cannon (HKS Super Dragger) which was installed on my car.

I proceded to inform him that I have an engineer's certificate for the exhaust and that it was under the 90db limit. He informed me that he was not interested in the certificate because the law that he was fining me under was an EPA noise regulation. I also offered to show him my last defect for my exhaust which states as a requirement for the defect to be cleared:

"All modifications and components to comply with EPA and RTA regulations"

This was signed by a Sergeant of the local highway patrol here in Coffs, and the defect was cleared.

Basically he informed me that (and he showed me the act that was in question, I wish I had taken note of it), a car must not be fitted with a noise control system that is different to the one that was fitted from the factory. He said that he would not defect me, but if he saw me again with an exhaust that is not factory, he would fine me again, and again, until I revert the exhaust back to standard.

Now I'm seriously thinking about taking this to court as the fine is $200 and I will no doubt lose some valuable points off my license. On top of that I seriously want answers as to why, after spending almost $800 getting my car engineered to ADR standards, I can still get fined!!

Any thoughts or suggestions from people who are in the know or have contested fines before would be greatly appreciated. Please keep replies as helpful as possible.

Thanks in advance. :)

Just wondering if you had your day in court? what happen? any updates?

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