azkwazere
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Registering a car, in VIC, requires for it to be roadworthy at all times. If it is not roadworthy, it cannont be driven on the roads at all or with the restrictions put forth by a defect notice or temporary permit.
Just because its on a trailer, in your garage or sitting on the moon, the car is still meant to be roadworthy at all times so that it can maintain its registration. The law is designed to be loop hole free so that its always in favour of the legal system.
That is why roadworthy inspections are performed, after that point in time that the agent has reviewed the vehicle, the state which it is in is deemed to be 'roadworthy' must be maintained or it will no longer be suitable for road use. If you don't correct the defect, you loose your registration.
If you removed a brake light bulb to replace it, your car is technically roadworthy and could be issued a minor defect notice. Would a cop ever ping you for that in your garage? no.
If your towing a slammed VL with a 6/71 poking through the bonnet with no CAT converter and a big ass sitcker on the rear window which says "### the POPO", yes, your going to get defected as according to your registration, it should be roadworthy and its not.
Removing your rego and sticker will reduce the risk of a cop knowing that your car is registered however will increase the penalties if your caught eg. Number plates obsucred or missing, No registration label visible etc. etc. Your car needs to meet the requirements of being registered at all times and that includes displaying the plates and stickers in accordance with teh guidelines.
As said, if someone wants to defect you, they will.
aZK.
Just because its on a trailer, in your garage or sitting on the moon, the car is still meant to be roadworthy at all times so that it can maintain its registration. The law is designed to be loop hole free so that its always in favour of the legal system.
That is why roadworthy inspections are performed, after that point in time that the agent has reviewed the vehicle, the state which it is in is deemed to be 'roadworthy' must be maintained or it will no longer be suitable for road use. If you don't correct the defect, you loose your registration.
If you removed a brake light bulb to replace it, your car is technically roadworthy and could be issued a minor defect notice. Would a cop ever ping you for that in your garage? no.
If your towing a slammed VL with a 6/71 poking through the bonnet with no CAT converter and a big ass sitcker on the rear window which says "### the POPO", yes, your going to get defected as according to your registration, it should be roadworthy and its not.
Removing your rego and sticker will reduce the risk of a cop knowing that your car is registered however will increase the penalties if your caught eg. Number plates obsucred or missing, No registration label visible etc. etc. Your car needs to meet the requirements of being registered at all times and that includes displaying the plates and stickers in accordance with teh guidelines.
As said, if someone wants to defect you, they will.
aZK.