Very bad troubles with Vicroads: anyone?

[Sarumatix]

Hi guys, not me but my mate is having the entire book (seemingly) thrown at him. He owns a 1992 silvia turbo which was bought at the start of the year (with roadworthy etc). Not long after owning the car outright, vicroads sent him a letter asking to inspect the car. He had a boost controller and his exhaust was too loud, but he quickly fixed these problems and got reinspected. Now apparently they have started asking some really odd things, what's more each time he goes back they put some more things down for him to clear. And finally they are suspended his registration. Now basically there is no way now he can get cleared before his rego gets suspended, and what's more they are basically asking for some things that are seriously beyond tight. Some examples include the number plates (too recessed), the STOCK fog lights having to be removed as they are not adr compliant (what the?? how many silvias are there on the road with these foglights?), not having side indicators (what the??). Now throughout this process I have tried to help but this is getting out of control and my expertise (what little there is) and I was wondering if anyone else has gone through this? Thanks for any assistance anyone can give as my mate just wants to get his silvia on the road and enjoy it.. and vicroads seem to be going out of their way to make sure that doesn't happen.

Finally he was informed by someone involved in the process that this whole thing has been instigated by the police who are sick of imports not complying..

What the?

[Al]

Sounds like the car has gone through a dogey compliance shop, hence the reason why vicroads requested to inspect the car in the first place. If vicroads suspect a compliancer to be cutting corners they will inspect the cars complied by the business to collect evidence against the owner. Most the items you listed above should have been done during compliance.

Unfortunately your mate has to fix these faults

[Sarumatix]

Well as an example of some of the crap that has been going on.. one of his fog lights was broken. Fair enough he got it fixed, brought it back and now they are saying that the foglights should be completely removed.

[skyline33]

yeah, a mate of mine went through a similar process, he had to replace the whole rear bar because the number plate doesn't fit in the genuine one.

[R31Nismoid]

Now basically there is no way now he can get cleared before his rego gets suspended, and what's more they are basically asking for some things that are seriously beyond tight. Some examples include the number plates (too recessed)

Thats legal, i took a cop to court not long ago over it and won.

Its perfectly legal if thats how the car was manufactured.

Its a Supp Reg to the main one on visibilty @ a 45 degree angle from the rear of the car.

If they argue it, just take it to court... you cant loose

[slow_r31]

Thats legal, i took a cop to court not long ago over it and won.

Its perfectly legal if thats how the car was manufactured.

Its a Supp Reg to the main one on visibilty @ a 45 degree angle from the rear of the car.

If they argue it, just take it to court... you cant loose

just to clear this up 100%

This ONLY applys to number plates and visibility angles (i know thats all you mentioned, but i just thought id clear it up)

as for the other stuff, if it doesnt meet the adr's, then they have every right to ask you to change it, regardless of whether every car came from the factory like that. just because its "stock" doesn't mean its legal. Thats what you get when you buy a car that wasn't built to comply with our adr's, and you had a dodgy compliance shop comply it.

[R31Nismoid]

just to clear this up 100%

This ONLY applys to number plates and visibility angles (i know thats all you mentioned, but i just thought id clear it up)

And how is that any different to what i said?

reccessed or not, it still comes under what i said

[slow_r31]

And how is that any different to what i said?

reccessed or not, it still comes under what i said

not at all

sorry my post wasn't very clear

i was just trying to clear up that the number plates is an exception. just because the other stuff (like side indicators) comes from the factory a certain way, doesn't mean that it complies with the adr's and is legal.

thats all

[R31Nismoid]

Oh yer, i was only talking about the number plate

[Sarumatix]

Could you give me some more info on the recessed plates biso.. because plenty of guys on nissansilvia.com have come up with all sorts of strange mounts to try and pass. If what you say is true.. that could be very important. A URL would be awesome or something similar , you rock R31 both of ya!

[maverick]

I hear theyre very tight on imports brought in under SEVS. Fortunately mine was brought in under the 15 year rule and I had no troubles registering. VicRoads were slack and didnt give a rats ass if my car was compliant or not

[Phantom32]

Well just to let you all know VicRoads bent me over yesterday and gave it to me. After not having the car on the road for a number of months, fixing this n that and getting her all schmick, i took her to Vic Roads yesterday to get a new rego. Had all the necessary documentation - car receipt, engine receipt (RB25DET), RWC everything.

After a whole lot of waiting around, the lady comes back and says to me - "Sorry, but we can't register your car today. We're worried it doens't comply with Vic Roads standards - no chassis number stamped on shell, no books, manuals in cabin etc." WTF?

I tell her the cars been here 6 years (complied 1999) - its got plates, side indicators, intrusion bars and all, but she wouldn't had a bar of it

Bottom line, they won't register my car, i gotta wait for a letter that tells me to bend over again. :bs!:

Anybody know the process from here on? How long til this letter gets here?

Everytime Vic Roads is involved its a :kick: