Ask The Copper

[davey g-force]

LOL, the amount of posts here that refer to "someone I know" or "a friend of mine" is gold.

Just admit it - that "someone" is you!

[Philthy]

Right, so on saturday night I (or was it a mate of mine) was on a cruise with a different car club, and the guys I was following accidentally went past the meet point so they pulled over to check the directions. We were up in the Dandenongs at 1am, so I pulled off the main road onto a TINY dirt track, then saw that it had a little parking bay on the right so pulled in there and walked around the corner to see what the others had found out. (see my awesome diagram)



Once we had figured out what was going on, I went back around the corner to find a couple nice police officers pulled up having a look over the car. Once they had found out everything on my car is legal they wrote me up a ticket for "parked not facing the direction of travel". They barely said 2 words to me the whole time, and didn't even check my license even after I accidentally told them my old rego number and the wrong address that it was rego'd at. (I move houses a lot)

The question is, being that it was 1am and I was TRYING to do the right thing by getting off the main road, and then off this tiny back road, is the letter I'm about to write going to do me any good or is it just going to make me feel better and get a bit of a rant out? Besides, I was parked facing exactly the direction I was travelling

EDIT: Where I pulled over: http://maps.google.com.au/maps?hl=en...276.38,,0,2.86

[W84N01]

Ask the copper thread, does this apply in all states of Australia or just in Victoria and NSW?

And Davey G force, i reckon you'd be right, and i will gladly admit to me doing something or it being my car anytime, better to have that info then try and run from it....lol

[calais24/7]

Helly
so you said that if you have a bigger exhuast that isnt standard it is actualy a defect
so mine has pacemakor extractors , 2.5" piping to a 3" commodore tip, it isnt obiovlsy standard so can i get in trouble/fined for this even though it got a roadworthy with the exhaust the size it is?
maybe im just confused any help appreciatted
cheers

[VTBEAST]

just out driving last night saw a sh*t load of trucks on the highway, if it is illegal to have lights fitted to the out sideof your car while driving, y are they lit up like christmas trees?

its so u can see the whole truck and not ram into the trailer its common sense just like the relectors on the road and lights on a runway to see where they are

[VTBEAST]

VicCop
im a p plate driver on red p's and i wanted to no if i was to get pulled over with my cousin's in my car who are between the ages of 16-21 wat would be the fine and how would they prove that where related???

[Tom_1569]

VicCop
im a p plate driver on red p's and i wanted to no if i was to get pulled over with my cousin's in my car who are between the ages of 16-21 wat would be the fine and how would they prove that where related???

The exemption is immediate family only, i.e Brother, Sister, not cousins.

[BXHD]

heard this from a few mates now, but are whitewalls now defectable? because to apply them they need to scrape a thin layer of rubber off and this wipes off the load rating of the tyres....
just what ive been told

Yeah i heard that too.
Whats the go with that?
if you got them made from factory would it still be illegal?

[PUSHIN]

just wondering.. how much can i strip my car out before its illegal? like taking off door trims and stuff, and replacing with something else thats lighter. just wanna know what i can legally take out/modify to reduce weight?

[Sheany]

I was fined the other day for having a radar detector whilst travelling from Sydney to Melbourne. I admit I'm stupid for using it, but it was more of a matter of interest than out and out hooning. I, however am a Uni student, (electrical engineering, hence the curiosity) and I've been fined $1300, which I can't afford, for this offence. What is my best course of action? Would writing a letter asking for them to go easy be in order or what?

[STEALTHY™]

I was fined the other day for having a radar detector whilst travelling from Sydney to Melbourne. I admit I'm stupid for using it, but it was more of a matter of interest than out and out hooning. I, however am a Uni student, (electrical engineering, hence the curiosity) and I've been fined $1300 for this offence. What is my best course of action? Would writing a letter asking for them to go easy be in order or what?

Pay the fine for the offence you just admitted to doing?

[TVR-190]

highly illegal device so u wont get off

[Sheany]

Pay the fine for the offence you just admitted to doing?

I'm not trying to get off. Obviously I know I was stupid for doing it. The problem is a lack of money to pay the fine.

[calais_cruzin]

They have payment plans of sum sort, pay x amount over x time. Should have this on the fine about how to pay it/ pay off

[Sheany]

They have payment plans of sum sort, pay x amount over x time. Should have this on the fine about how to pay it/ pay off

Didn't see it mentioned on the infringement, but I thought this may be the case. Thanks!

[Philthy]

Yeah they have payment plans. There should be a number on the back of the infringement notice to ring about payments. Have a talk to them about it

[Escape-The-Fate]

called SPURS up here in QLD...mate pays like 10 bucks a week off a $600 fine..good luck with it.

[Tom_1569]

I'm not trying to get off. Obviously I know I was stupid for doing it. The problem is a lack of money to pay the fine.

You dont have the money to pay the fine, but you can afford to buy an expensice illegal device, **** me. Cry poor else where mate.

[Sheany]

You dont have the money to pay the fine, but you can afford to buy an expensice illegal device, **** me. Cry poor else where mate.

Perhaps before shooting your mouth off, you might like to get your facts straight. I was lent it by a mate. Nice to see there are some decent people on this forum.

[Escape-The-Fate]

Perhaps before shooting your mouth off, you might like to get your facts straight. I was lent it by a mate. Nice to see there are some decent people on this forum.

trust me mate..the amount of people that come onto here for sympathy..even if your not and people take it you are give you a hard time..not everyones perfect..we make mistakes and pay for them in 1 way or another..your way looks like life lesson and a lump of cash.

[Sheany]

trust me mate..the amount of people that come onto here for sympathy..even if your not and people take it you are give you a hard time..not everyones perfect..we make mistakes and pay for them in 1 way or another..your way looks like life lesson and a lump of cash.

Nah, I hear ya, spose it's a fair call. But yeah, sure as hell not looking for sympathy, I was a d*ckhead to borrow it, let alone use it. As you said, lesson learnt

Was also reading that the fine can also include 9 demerits. Doesn't state it on the fine either, so I'm hoping I don't get a nasty surprise in a few days.

[STEALTHY™]

Nah, I hear ya, spose it's a fair call. But yeah, sure as hell not looking for sympathy, I was a d*ckhead to borrow it, let alone use it. As you said, lesson learnt

Was also reading that the fine can also include 9 demerits. Doesn't state it on the fine either, so I'm hoping I don't get a nasty surprise in a few days.

Did they confiscate it? And if so, what did your friend say?

[Sheany]

Did they confiscate it? And if so, what did your friend say?

Lol, yeah, impounded and going to get destroyed. Friend told me he only spent like $60 on it so didn't care. He's more upset that it's cost me so much. I guess it's no wonder I got caught considering the price of this thing. Note to self 'never borrow from friends'

[vrcalais5ltr]

Lol, yeah, impounded and going to get destroyed. Friend told me he only spent like $60 on it so didn't care. He's more upset that it's cost me so much. I guess it's no wonder I got caught considering the price of this thing. Note to self 'never borrow from friends'

lmfao thats gold 1300 dollars for using a 60 dollar device.

[Tom_1569]

Perhaps before shooting your mouth off, you might like to get your facts straight. I was lent it by a mate. Nice to see there are some decent people on this forum.

What are you on about, you posted limited or other facts, I was only going by what you posted. Yes, it is good to see lots of decent people on here who are hardworking and law obiding citizens, a shame you dont come across as one, but Welcome none the less.