The sad fact is that should the police be thrown off the property, it would take a very brave man to drive either of these vehicles on the street again.
Once the word was out, the mere sight of one on the public road system, or even parked in a public place [car park] would be enough to bring down the SWAS team [Aussie version of SWAT]. If the vehicles were in motion, then I shudder to think of the possible traffic violations that would appear on the infringement notice.
You did the best possible thing. Just step back, let them go & cop it sweet.
The simple fact is that the law says that in order to be granted registration & permission to operate on the public road network, the vehicle must comply with the requiremants of the motor traffic act. If it doesn't, then the cops are obliged to act, particularly if they are in receipt of a complaint.
You can thank your brother for dragging his arse, making sparks & generating a complaint that drew the heat. You just turned up at the wrong moment.
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and i got defected for my front wheel spacers :( at least they didn't notise my hidden BOV :>
There was a thread on this site recently about a bloke who managed to pull a swiftie on the law, but got onto his favorite car forum & bragged about it.
The Cops have someone who reads through car forums.
This bloke was sprung, & was hanged by his own keyboard cord. If you get away with something, then keep it to yourself.