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edp wrote:
Man oh man, I know theres got to be thousands of wonderful things about your country but this system sure isn't one of them.
If cops is the US pulled people over to check tire ratings & size they wouldn't have any time for coffee & donuts! I'm amazed they have the time to pursue this on you guys at all! If they started making the cops here do checks like this the cop would raise holy hell about having to do it.
The State Patrol (police responsible for all interstate highways) check truckers all the time for safety issues(tires,loads, lighting, etc...) but unless the car going down the road is a serious POS spewing dense blue or black smoke with parts dragging & falling off they don't bother you here...... aside from speeding, that they pull you over for!
Good luck battling with the bureaucrats.
it was a crack-down on known "hoon/street racing" spots on the gold coast. if you hang around these places, you will eventually get caught up in this type of thing. They didn't pull people over, they blocked the exits to where theseguys were gathered. You'll almost never get pulled over by police for a vehicle inspection unless you are around one of these known 'hot spots' on a Thur-Sat night in a modified car.
QLD Transport Light Vehicle Modifications Booklet has all the info you need about allowed modifications including wheels & tyres. It is very likely you are over the allowed maximum track increase.
apart from that, your car must comply with all the applicable ADR's in place at the time of its release. It must have an operable means of demisting the windscreen. Depending on the year of your ute, it might need a passenger side mirror.
what other states do, and what 1960's Holdens have is totally irrelevant.
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