[VIC] Car on Car Trailer

[Jecs]

can a car still be defected if its on a car trailer?


its a question thats always puzzled me.

i remember cars being towed from Springs Nats were all gettin done, so people started removing their number plates and rego label. but after talking to a guy that works at vicroads (owns a worked LS1 VL) he told me it cant be defected.



id like to agree with him, but its a proven fact that cars have been defected on a car trailer. i do realize if a car is registered its classed as 'roadworthy' but whats to say it isnt gettin towed to a work shop to be fixed?

 

[AirStrike]

Take the plates and rego sticker off just to be sure.

 

[Troy711]

I've heard of people getting defected on the way to Summernats. One story going around is that the RTA/Fuzz ask you to take it off the trailer so they can inspect it and because it's on a public road they're allowed to do it. One way around it was to have the keys travel in a separate car altogether. How true this is is anyone's guess.

 

[HamaTime™]

Not sure of the exact law on it, but if it was me I'd be taking rego label and plates off.

Mate's racecar is still road registered despite being a 100% racecar, full cage welded in, stripped EVERYTHING etc..NFI why he's keeping rego on it, but to be safe he just takes everything off when he tows it to events.

 

[m1lky]

If its on the trailer it's not on the road. Surely they can only inspect the trailer there's no requirement for the vehicle to be road legal if it's off the road

 

[Reaper]

can a car still be defected if its on a car trailer?

its a question thats always puzzled me.

i remember cars being towed from Springs Nats were all gettin done, so people started removing their number plates and rego label. but after talking to a guy that works at vicroads (owns a worked LS1 VL) he told me it cant be defected.

id like to agree with him, but its a proven fact that cars have been defected on a car trailer. i do realize if a car is registered its classed as 'roadworthy' but whats to say it isnt gettin towed to a work shop to be fixed?

I'd think not - My understanding is that the car has to be operated on a public roadway. "Operated" also means parked as you would need to drive it in order to move it. If it is on a trailer then it is clearly not being operated and does not have to be driven (pushed/whatever) to be removed from the roadway. That said, I'd seek proper legal advice and such definitions might change from state to state.

Reaper

 

[383 hatch]

As far as i know, even if a registered car is on a trailer, it can be defected if it's deemed to be unroadworthy.

 

[Whitesack07]

You can't, it's like towing a car that's broken down or unregod, it's not actually on the road so doesn't count?

 

[tim005]

At the end of the day if a cop has had a bad day and wants to get you he will get you...
I'd be stripping those plates and rego off just to be sure...

 

[m1lky]

At the end of the day if a cop has had a bad day and wants to get you he will get you...
I'd be stripping those plates and rego off just to be sure...

Based on that logic you'll get done for no rego etc too. It's either on the road or it isn't.