Regency

[kim_08]

my boyfriend has recently got his car defected for being too low and has to go to regency in adelaide any body know how fussy they are, he cant afford to put his car through (as he has so many illegal things on it) what is the next step when u cant fford to put ur car through?? any advice or help is greatly appreciated maybe is it best to sell it in wrecking in the paper as he wants to get rid of it??

[SIG-054]

take off anything that is illegal and raise it... make sure you have ya battery bolted down, no leaks in fluid, brakes dont squeal, handbrake works, tyres good, all lights work inside and out, make sure seatbelts retract, all subs removed from boot, spare in good nick and inflated gee there is so much

they are picky

[Murdoch]

Picky??!!
That is an understatement.
Good luck man, you'll probably need it.

[EvoVIIIJDM]

Oh youll need it mate. I know its not a commo but my mate has a series 6 rx 7 i think it is, got defected for a host of things, still the car was in sweet nick (not ridiculous aftermarket gear) took him 5 goes to get through. Everything that is on the car should be in working order.

[1991_Vn2nV]

Ahhh cost me so much money to get my car through Regency when I got defected for too low.

Its not just mechanical but they got me for my reflectors not reflecting enough, rear left tail light was started to fade ( a very small line in the light, and the light was still red )...Window tint...my steering wheel had slack in it so I got done for that as well... They are incredibly picky.

Subs should not make a difference though, they arent defectable after all.

Also once a car is defected you CANNOT sell it OR wreck it. It is against the law. The only option is to have the car crushed/sold for scrap metal.

The inspector at Regency admitted himself that they are advised not to let a car through its first time at Regency. So consider yourself lucky if you get a nice guy that only sends you to a cop shop with defects he finds.

[pandaman]

Picky??!!
That is an understatement.
Good luck man, you'll probably need it.

Lol, even up here in NSW I hear horror stories about that lot, I've heard them described as being anal retentive to the point of mental illness.

[daron]

yes they are anal
ive been 4 times in 4 yrs heheheh
they go over ball joints , fan must blow cold/hot air onto windscrean (dimister must work)
brake pads, rust,seats bolted down propperly, lighting,oil leaks anywhere,
anti pullution,
tint, wheel sizes,hight,horn, noise level, brake test on rollers foot and hand brakes,all 5 seatbelts have to be clicked in,airpods are legal as long as bolted down, subs are fine but bolted down no octopus straps,
and smile not that it helps heheh

[1991_Vn2nV]

The worst part is when you get defected and you have to wait a month and a bit to get in to Regency and your rego runs out 8 days after you are defected...so you cannot re-register your car and cannot drive it...not thats a bitch.

It cost me a mint in permits to drive it there and then they defected me again so i culd still not register....more permits to get defects fixed...more permits to have the car cleared

I was paying like $37 for the permit for just 1 trip to Tint place etc. and you must give an exact route...and you are not allowed off the roads that notify the road transport authority with....ffs

[flyen]

haven had the pleasure of them yet,
thought i was going to get busted by a biker cop the other day, (highendrev) saw it the cop was tailgating me cheaking out my car,

didnt know you cant strip your car for parts because if i get defected thats what i would do.

now i really dont want to get defected

[yosy]

Just get the plates compliance and rego of another car same color year and model and change the vin and engine no to suit and you should be right for a while
and you can wreck a defected car

[Clinster]

The moral of the story is keep your car neat and tidy and that everything works and that it complys with all ADR's.
Illegal mods are illegal for a reason.
If they wernt on your car in the first place there is no reason to get pulled over and defected unless you fail the 'attitude' test.
You can sell your defected car only by stating that it is for wrecking purposes only.
You can do mods to your car without it being defected.
But obvious mods eg. too low & too loud and if you have personalised plates eg "DEFECT ME" well then you are going to be a frequent customer of Regency.

[1991_Vn2nV]

Just get the plates compliance and rego of another car same color year and model and change the vin and engine no to suit and you should be right for a while
and you can wreck a defected car

No you can not wreck a defected car. I have 3 defect notices right in front of me saying you cant. Quote:

"Except as specified in this notice, the vehicle described in this notice shall not stand or be driven on a road or sold or otherwise disposed of until the clearance certificate on this notice has been signed by a member of the police force or an inspector."

I did check with the Road and Transport authority and they said it must be cleared of defects before it is wrecked and/or stripped for parts.

Also, the consequences for changing compliance plates are quite hefty. It is a criminal offense. But if you can change the engine number and you can get away with it then

[pandaman]

The moral of the story is keep your car neat and tidy and that everything works and that it complys with all ADR's.
Illegal mods are illegal for a reason.
If they wernt on your car in the first place there is no reason to get pulled over and defected unless you fail the 'attitude' test.
You can sell your defected car only by stating that it is for wrecking purposes only.
You can do mods to your car without it being defected.
But obvious mods eg. too low & too loud and if you have personalised plates eg "DEFECT ME" well then you are going to be a frequent customer of Regency.

So an aftermarket cam is illegal for a good reason is it? A car that a cop believes to be "too low" is a good enough reason to put the owner through all this BS? Likewise with too loud, dunno if it's the same down there, but up here if a cop thinks your exhaust is too loud they'll defect you and send you to get it tested at YOUR expense! The regulations go too far, if it keeps going this way we'll end up like california, where you basically can't modify the car from standard at all!

[pandaman]

No you can not wreck a defected car. I have 3 defect notices right in front of me saying you cant. Quote:

"Except as specified in this notice, the vehicle described in this notice shall not stand or be driven on a road or sold or otherwise disposed of until the clearance certificate on this notice has been signed by a member of the police force or an inspector."

I did check with the Road and Transport authority and they said it must be cleared of defects before it is wrecked and/or stripped for parts.

Also, the consequences for changing compliance plates are quite hefty. It is a criminal offense. But if you can change the engine number and you can get away with it then

Fair enough it might be illegal, but really, what's stopping you from handing back the plates, wrecking it for parts and then claiming you sold it for scrap? (Apart from the block which will never be usable again, bastards.)

[1991_Vn2nV]

Fair enough it might be illegal, but really, what's stopping you from handing back the plates, wrecking it for parts and then claiming you sold it for scrap? (Apart from the block which will never be usable again, bastards.)

I dont know... You could probably just keep the plates and sell the car anyway to a wreckers or strip it yourself... Its illegal but you would need to be caught doing it I guess.

As i said in my last post...if you can get away with it then

[defa]

it is unreal in South australia. it is so easy to register a piece of shit. and when ya buy a car they don't even want to look at the car. i use to live in morphet vale when i was in high school and the amount of crap heaps driving around. i remember a gemini with a huge peice of steel as a front bumper. would have been good for ram raiding i spose..
i don't understand why the pricks are so picky once a car has been defected yet before they don't seem to care. one of my mates registered this piece of shit celica, it even had fuel coming out the emergency fuel cap cos he put too much fuel in it then it was a hot day so the fuel expanded and it started coming out a little pin prick hole. but they still registered it. another mate of mine is trying to get his car back on the road and he got picked at because the front was about half an inch lower than the back.. and his sports steering wheel isn't good enough. yet it was bigger than the original one. it is all bullshit over in SA. i thought we had it bad here in victoria.

[NickVR]

as for selling defected cars. it has been said that you can't sell a defected car, fair enough, but i see in the trading post just about every week a defected car being sold and it states it clearly in the ad that it is defected. how does it work then with ownership changing hands. although most state for wrecking.

[1991_Vn2nV]

as for selling defected cars. it has been said that you can't sell a defected car, fair enough, but i see in the trading post just about every week a defected car being sold and it states it clearly in the ad that it is defected. how does it work then with ownership changing hands. although most state for wrecking.

I have seen that as well. It is illegal but I guess they do not care. It is actually illegal to sell a car that is DEFECTABLE not just defected...that includes bald tyres etc...but the law is simply not enforced. You will never be able to sell a defectable car to a dealer as a trade in etc. or see them selling a car with a defect of course.

[1991_Vn2nV]

it is unreal in South australia. it is so easy to register a piece of shit. and when ya buy a car they don't even want to look at the car. i use to live in morphet vale when i was in high school and the amount of crap heaps driving around. i remember a gemini with a huge peice of steel as a front bumper. would have been good for ram raiding i spose..
i don't understand why the pricks are so picky once a car has been defected yet before they don't seem to care. one of my mates registered this piece of shit celica, it even had fuel coming out the emergency fuel cap cos he put too much fuel in it then it was a hot day so the fuel expanded and it started coming out a little pin prick hole. but they still registered it. another mate of mine is trying to get his car back on the road and he got picked at because the front was about half an inch lower than the back.. and his sports steering wheel isn't good enough. yet it was bigger than the original one. it is all bullshit over in SA. i thought we had it bad here in victoria.

Thats because nobody looks at the car when it is registered. We go in and buy papers and thats it. We have no RWC etc. here...
Plus cops seem to pick on done up cars that handle better than the day they left the showroom than peice of shit bucket heap bombs that are a road and safety hazard.

[defa]

yeah, that is too true.. when i went to tafe in noarlunga (is that how ya spell it) this fella had an ea falcon with a body kit, big stereo, mags and tinted windows. he was in the city on a saturday night and got defected for his wondows. they didn't have the australia aproved sticker.. i think it was too low aswell. i think the biggest thing would have been him having his stereo pumped..
one great thing with SA, i only just transfered my vn over to vicotoria about 6 months ago. i had it on SA rego for about 3 or 4 years as i didn't drive it all year. so when i registered it over here i just went into vic roads and filled out the paper work and they came and looked to make sure the engine number was right and i was on my way... should never have a worry now. well not around here anyways. the cops don't seem to worry too much unless ya do heaps of burnouts and or drive like a wanker.. as long as ya car is neat enough and has good tyres.
do the cops still do there huge big blitz's. they use to sit in a car park on anzak highway.. i remember seeing 50 or 100 cop cars.. (may not have been that many, but it looked like heaps)

[fazz1977]

Sheesh, SA sounds rough, I thought it got bad here in Melbourne sometimes. They mostly pick on older models here, or if you're being a wanker behind the wheel. My VP passed RWC second go through from the dealer, it shouldn't have, but I got on top of all that stuff ages ago and she's kosher now.

[defa]

yeah i thought we had it bad in victoria. but it is pretty good really..

[fazz1977]

True, defa, true.

I drove around an extreme crap heap for years and didn't get much attention.

[SIG-054]

The inspector at Regency admitted himself that they are advised not to let a car through its first time at Regency. So consider yourself lucky if you get a nice guy that only sends you to a cop shop with defects he finds.

i got through regency first go?? no hassles either, and the guys knew i was dropping it lower and putting rims back on coz i told them haha

[STEALTHY™]

as for selling defected cars. it has been said that you can't sell a defected car, fair enough, but i see in the trading post just about every week a defected car being sold and it states it clearly in the ad that it is defected. how does it work then with ownership changing hands. although most state for wrecking.

it can be sold, because registration isn't classed as ownership of the vehicle. i don't know what is, but theres technicallities that state that.